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EC2Y road accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
353
2,491st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
381
1.08 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
50
54 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EC2Y

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5014%
  • Slight30085%

What the data shows

  • EC2Y had 55 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% fewer than the 61 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in EC2Y were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in EC2Y are between noon and 3pm, with 25% of collisions.
  • 9 children under 16 were killed or injured in EC2Y, 2.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where EC2Y ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,491st
Most casualties
2,537th
Most fatal collisions
2,601st
Most serious collisions
2,586th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (22%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (6.5%)
  • Sunday12 (3.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway177 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (31%)
  • Roundabout51 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph62 (18%)
  • 30 mph278 (79%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Motorcyclist115 (30%)
  • Pedestrian96 (25%)
  • Cyclist84 (22%)
  • Car occupant43 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EC2Y road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EC2Y, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EC2Y peaked at 18 in 1996; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202455
202311
202288
202122
202044
201989
201855
201788
201699
20151313
201467
201355
20121316
201144
201055
200944
200845
200744
200633
200511
200444
200333
20021111
20011011
200099
19991315
199899
199799
19961822
199568
19941517
199399
199288
19911212
19901616
19891821
198877
198755
198688
19851114
198467
198389
198245
198166
1980810
197933

Map of recent crashes in EC2Y

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EC2Y

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EC2Y

The 24 most recent collisions in EC2Y happened between 4 June 2020 and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EC2Y

The A1211 has the most collisions in EC2Y, 130 of 353 (37%), followed by the A1 (53).

Collisions in EC2Y on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1211130146120
2ndA15357010
3rdA501293117
4thB100252802

Council areas covering EC2Y

Collisions in EC2Y were recorded in 2 council areas. The City of London has 342 of 353 (97%).

Collisions in EC2Y by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of London342370350
2ndIslington111100

Towns in EC2Y

Collisions in EC2Y were recorded in 2 towns, led by City and County of the City of London (308) and Islington (44).