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EC3R road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in the EC3R postcode district, City of London, from 1979 to 2025, and 623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 87 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
554
2,386th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
623
1.12 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
10 people killed
Serious collisions
87
92 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EC3R

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8716%
  • Slight45983%

What the data shows

  • EC3R had 98 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 147 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in EC3R were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 8 children under 16 were killed or injured in EC3R, 1.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 14% of collisions in EC3R.

Where EC3R ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,386th
Most casualties
2,450th
Most fatal collisions
2,472nd
Most serious collisions
2,494th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday103 (19%)
  • Wednesday97 (18%)
  • Thursday91 (16%)
  • Friday90 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (10%)
  • Sunday37 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway274 (49%)
  • Single carriageway249 (45%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph68 (12%)
  • 30 mph454 (82%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (7.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian184 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (24%)
  • Cyclist132 (21%)
  • Car occupant105 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EC3R road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EC3R, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EC3R peaked at 23 in 2007; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251314
202456
202378
202299
20211010
202055
20191516
2018811
20171115
20161517
20151718
20141414
20131213
20121717
201199
20101315
20091922
20081014
20072325
20061313
20051414
20041717
200378
20021011
20011314
20001419
19991113
19981821
19971323
19961820
19951113
19941415
19931112
199255
19911111
199068
198978
19881213
198755
19861012
19851114
19841617
19831111
19821720
19811213
198099
197966

Map of recent crashes in EC3R

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EC3R

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EC3R

The 24 most recent collisions in EC3R happened between 9 April 2023 and 15 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EC3R

The A3211 has the most collisions in EC3R, 272 of 554 (49%), followed by the A100 (81).

Collisions in EC3R on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3211272311546
2ndA100818709
3rdB132404823
4thA38800
5thA12126701
6thA1324400

Council areas covering EC3R

Collisions in EC3R were recorded in 2 council areas. The City of London has 547 of 554 (99%).

Collisions in EC3R by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of London547614886
2ndTower Hamlets7901

Towns in EC3R

Collisions in EC3R were recorded in 2 towns, led by City and County of the City of London (545) and Tower Hamlets (5).