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N5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,178 road traffic collisions in the N5 postcode district, Islington, from 1981 to 2025, and 2,401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 327 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 27 collisions, up 29% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1981
2,178
1,667th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,401
1.10 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
14 people killed
Serious collisions
327
332 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
27
Up 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
31
Up 41% on 2024

Road collision statistics for N5

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal130.6%
  • Serious32715%
  • Slight1,83884%

What the data shows

  • N5 had 335 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 358 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in N5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 301 children under 16 were killed or injured in N5, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 21% of collisions in N5.

Where N5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,667th
Most casualties
1,881st
Most fatal collisions
2,336th
Most serious collisions
1,938th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday341 (16%)
  • Tuesday360 (17%)
  • Wednesday345 (16%)
  • Thursday329 (15%)
  • Friday339 (16%)
  • Saturday276 (13%)
  • Sunday188 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,565 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit584 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,842 (85%)
  • Roundabout171 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road66 (3%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph310 (14%)
  • 30 mph1,867 (86%)
  • 40 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,815 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds237 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded57 (2.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian675 (28%)
  • Car occupant597 (25%)
  • Cyclist530 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist379 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant134 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant39 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

N5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in N5, 1981 to 2025

Collisions in N5 peaked at 89 in 1989; 2025 had 27.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 27
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252731
20242122
20232934
20222327
20213639
20204145
20194348
20183032
20174244
20164351
20154045
20144246
20134048
20124143
20114045
20104347
20093842
20083546
20072122
20061822
20053738
20044651
20035763
20025464
20015660
20005455
19996064
19986167
19974958
19966368
19955965
19945360
19934953
19927074
19916774
19908495
19898998
19886165
19877179
19865861
19857678
19847482
19836871
19826878
198111

Map of recent crashes in N5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in N5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in N5

The 24 most recent collisions in N5 happened between 22 April and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in N5

The A1201 has the most collisions in N5, 769 of 2,178 (35%), followed by the A1 (239).

Collisions in N5 on each road, 1981 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12017698494115
2ndA1239271036
3rdA105677715

Council areas covering N5

Collisions in N5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Islington has 2,167 of 2,178 (99%).

Collisions in N5 by council area, 1981 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stIslington2,1672,38913326
2ndHackney91000

Towns in N5

Collisions in N5 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Islington (2,076) and Haringey (29).