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WC1B road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,481 road traffic collisions in the WC1B postcode district, Camden, from 1982 to 2025, and 1,627 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 210 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down 39% on 2024 (23).

Collisions since 1982
1,481
1,974th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,627
1.10 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
210
214 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
Down 39% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
Down 42% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WC1B

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious21014%
  • Slight1,26385%

What the data shows

  • WC1B had 187 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 255 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in WC1B were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in WC1B are between noon and 3pm, with 22% of collisions.
  • 39 children under 16 were killed or injured in WC1B, 2.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where WC1B ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,974th
Most casualties
2,132nd
Most fatal collisions
2,472nd
Most serious collisions
2,212th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday233 (16%)
  • Tuesday223 (15%)
  • Wednesday251 (17%)
  • Thursday274 (19%)
  • Friday246 (17%)
  • Saturday142 (9.6%)
  • Sunday112 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,070 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit393 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway832 (56%)
  • One way street or slip road511 (35%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph141 (9.5%)
  • 30 mph1,336 (90%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,196 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds190 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (3.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian483 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist341 (21%)
  • Cyclist326 (20%)
  • Car occupant257 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant113 (6.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant78 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WC1B road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WC1B, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in WC1B peaked at 56 in 1982; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251414
20242324
20231417
20222628
20211919
20201010
20192527
20182425
20171414
20161820
20153646
20143437
20132628
20122630
20111214
20103133
20092326
20082532
20072325
20061921
20053135
20042224
20034145
20023442
20014551
20003339
19994045
19984247
19973943
19965053
19954448
19944850
19934449
19923943
19914748
19904751
19895253
19885561
19874347
19865154
19855356
19844044
19834351
19825658

Map of recent crashes in WC1B

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WC1B

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WC1B

The 24 most recent collisions in WC1B happened between 1 August 2024 and 28 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WC1B

The A4200 has the most collisions in WC1B, 759 of 1,481 (51%), followed by the A400 (246).

Collisions in WC1B on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA42007598415108
2ndA400246274034
3rdA4016570112
4thB522495205
5thB506464625
6thA40252802
7thB502131400
8thB5047703

Council area for WC1B

WC1B is in Camden, where police recorded 57,209 collisions from 1979 to 2025. WC1B accounts for 2.6% of them.

Town in WC1B

All 1,481 collisions in WC1B were in Camden.