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EC4A road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 958 road traffic collisions in the EC4A postcode district, City of London, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,048 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 148 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 16 collisions, up from 7 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
958
2,221st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,048
1.09 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
148
151 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
16
7 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EC4A

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious14815%
  • Slight80784%

What the data shows

  • EC4A had 148 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 3% fewer than the 152 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in EC4A were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in EC4A are between 9am and noon, with 22% of collisions.
  • 7 children under 16 were killed or injured in EC4A, 0.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where EC4A ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,221st
Most casualties
2,303rd
Most fatal collisions
2,601st
Most serious collisions
2,354th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (17%)
  • Tuesday165 (17%)
  • Wednesday165 (17%)
  • Thursday204 (21%)
  • Friday194 (20%)
  • Saturday35 (3.7%)
  • Sunday30 (3.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight751 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit196 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway785 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph152 (16%)
  • 30 mph789 (82%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds803 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Motorcyclist322 (31%)
  • Pedestrian271 (26%)
  • Cyclist242 (23%)
  • Car occupant101 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EC4A road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EC4A, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EC4A peaked at 38 in 1996; 2025 had 16.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 16
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251616
202477
20231316
20221213
202133
20201212
20192022
20181919
20172328
20162323
2015914
20141315
20131011
20121414
20111920
20101920
20091822
20081618
20071617
20061822
20051618
20041314
20031921
20023338
20011820
20001618
19993234
19982526
19973335
19963845
19951920
19943133
19932324
19922427
19912426
19902224
19893134
19881214
19871818
19861414
19852729
19843737
19832730
19823639
19812933
19802831
19791314

Map of recent crashes in EC4A

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EC4A

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EC4A

The 24 most recent collisions in EC4A happened between 11 December 2023 and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EC4A

The A201 has the most collisions in EC4A, 385 of 958 (40%), followed by the A4 (220).

Collisions in EC4A on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA201385434172
2ndA4220242133
3rdA4208767908
4thA40252704

Council areas covering EC4A

Collisions in EC4A were recorded in 2 council areas. The City of London has 952 of 958 (99%).

Collisions in EC4A by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCity of London9521,0423145
2ndCamden4402

Towns in EC4A

Collisions in EC4A were recorded in 2 towns, led by City and County of the City of London (943) and Camden (8).