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EC4M road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,193 road traffic collisions in the EC4M postcode district, City of London, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,292 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 171 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, up from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,193
2,120th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,292
1.08 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
171
179 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for EC4M

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious17114%
  • Slight1,01585%

What the data shows

  • EC4M had 132 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 53% fewer than the 282 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in EC4M were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 27 children under 16 were killed or injured in EC4M, 2.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 18% of collisions in EC4M.

Where EC4M ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,120th
Most casualties
2,229th
Most fatal collisions
2,498th
Most serious collisions
2,304th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (14%)
  • Tuesday217 (18%)
  • Wednesday208 (17%)
  • Thursday239 (20%)
  • Friday222 (19%)
  • Saturday85 (7.1%)
  • Sunday55 (4.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight927 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway974 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road86 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph147 (12%)
  • 30 mph1,019 (85%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,035 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian456 (35%)
  • Cyclist283 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist256 (20%)
  • Car occupant124 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant98 (7.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant42 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EC4M road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EC4M, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EC4M peaked at 44 in 1999; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251818
2024910
20231010
20221719
202156
202022
20191818
20181820
20171212
20162329
20152936
20142629
20132223
20123336
20112627
20103637
20092021
20083435
20072729
20062929
20052427
20041820
20032326
20023034
20012627
20003543
19994448
19983133
19974245
19963841
19953030
19943033
19933334
19922526
19913338
19903030
19893032
19881819
19871921
19861820
19853233
19843336
19832526
19823638
19812730
19802527
19792429

Map of recent crashes in EC4M

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EC4M

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EC4M

The 24 most recent collisions in EC4M happened between 4 November 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EC4M

The A201 has the most collisions in EC4M, 256 of 1,193 (21%), followed by the A4 (196).

Collisions in EC4M on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA201256283342
2ndA4196212020
3rdA40157167020
4thA32116601

Council area for EC4M

EC4M is in the City of London, where police recorded 16,320 collisions from 1979 to 2025. EC4M accounts for 7.3% of them.

Town in EC4M

All 1,193 collisions in EC4M were in City and County of the City of London.