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EC2R road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in the EC2R postcode district, City of London, from 1979 to 2025, and 494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 57 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
452
2,447th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
494
1.09 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
57
57 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EC2R

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight39487%

What the data shows

  • EC2R had 66 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 99 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in EC2R were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in EC2R are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 8 children under 16 were killed or injured in EC2R, 1.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where EC2R ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,447th
Most casualties
2,493rd
Most fatal collisions
2,673rd
Most serious collisions
2,563rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday82 (18%)
  • Wednesday99 (22%)
  • Thursday88 (19%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday14 (3.1%)
  • Sunday15 (3.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph69 (15%)
  • 30 mph369 (82%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds402 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian197 (40%)
  • Cyclist113 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (7.5%)
  • Car occupant33 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (3%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EC2R road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EC2R, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EC2R peaked at 18 in 1991; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202566
202422
202311
202233
202122
202022
20191213
20181013
20171112
20161720
20151212
20141011
201389
2012811
20111012
20101718
2009611
200899
200777
20061212
200599
20041316
200399
200299
20011414
20001213
19991313
19981212
19971516
199689
199588
199466
199399
199255
19911823
19901212
1989910
198889
19871315
198666
19851518
19841011
19831111
19821516
19811313
198077
197989

Map of recent crashes in EC2R

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EC2R

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EC2R

The 24 most recent collisions in EC2R happened between 4 June 2019 and 6 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EC2R

The A501 has the most collisions in EC2R, 59 of 452 (13%), followed by the A1211 (19).

Collisions in EC2R on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA501596606
2ndA1211192001
3rdA3211181801
4thA10151601
5thA40121301

Council area for EC2R

EC2R is in the City of London, where police recorded 16,320 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EC2R accounts for 2.8% of them.

Town in EC2R

All 452 collisions in EC2R were in City and County of the City of London.