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NW5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,897 road traffic collisions in the NW5 postcode district, Camden, from 1982 to 2025, and 4,308 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 588 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 46 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (55).

Collisions since 1982
3,897
928th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,308
1.11 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
26 people killed
Serious collisions
588
609 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
46
Down 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Down 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for NW5

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal260.7%
  • Serious58815%
  • Slight3,28384%

What the data shows

  • NW5 had 627 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% more than the 604 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in NW5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 612 children under 16 were killed or injured in NW5, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 22% of collisions in NW5.

Where NW5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
928th
Most casualties
1,215th
Most fatal collisions
1,970th
Most serious collisions
1,241st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday548 (14%)
  • Tuesday613 (16%)
  • Wednesday630 (16%)
  • Thursday642 (16%)
  • Friday654 (17%)
  • Saturday449 (12%)
  • Sunday361 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,827 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,012 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown45 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,609 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road92 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded77 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph513 (13%)
  • 30 mph3,383 (87%)
  • 40 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,202 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds429 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other61 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded124 (3.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian1,370 (32%)
  • Car occupant998 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist843 (20%)
  • Cyclist798 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant148 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant57 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant56 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

NW5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in NW5, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in NW5 peaked at 149 in 1986; 2025 had 46.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 46
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254649
20245559
20237882
20225865
20216364
20204951
20195862
20187182
20177186
20167886
20155760
20146269
20135961
20125358
20117274
20106573
20097279
20085058
20075660
20065866
20056365
20045358
20038193
200294105
2001106115
2000107124
19998896
1998102114
199796105
1996107116
1995128139
1994109125
199385101
1992114126
1991106117
1990142149
1989128140
1988125140
1987138160
1986149170
1985126141
1984136153
1983138151
1982145161

Map of recent crashes in NW5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in NW5

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in NW5

The 24 most recent collisions in NW5 happened between 3 June and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in NW5

The A400 has the most collisions in NW5, 1,266 of 3,897 (32%), followed by the B518 (438).

Collisions in NW5 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4001,2661,3743186
2ndB518438499162
3rdB517392427874
4thA52006870113
5thB5133401

Council areas covering NW5

Collisions in NW5 were recorded in 2 council areas. Camden has 3,562 of 3,897 (91%).

Collisions in NW5 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCamden3,5623,92624544
2ndIslington333379244

Town in NW5

Of the 3,897 collisions in NW5, 3,823 (98%) were in Camden.