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WC1X road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,699 road traffic collisions in the WC1X postcode district, Camden, from 1980 to 2025, and 2,946 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 361 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (24).

Collisions since 1980
2,699
1,428th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,946
1.09 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
14 people killed
Serious collisions
361
380 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
26
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for WC1X

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal140.5%
  • Serious36113%
  • Slight2,32486%

What the data shows

  • WC1X had 366 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 513 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in WC1X were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 115 children under 16 were killed or injured in WC1X, 4.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 18% of collisions in WC1X.

Where WC1X ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,428th
Most casualties
1,675th
Most fatal collisions
2,302nd
Most serious collisions
1,871st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday441 (16%)
  • Tuesday486 (18%)
  • Wednesday454 (17%)
  • Thursday436 (16%)
  • Friday471 (17%)
  • Saturday227 (8.4%)
  • Sunday184 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,944 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit713 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,859 (69%)
  • One way street or slip road594 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway191 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded47 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph253 (9.4%)
  • 30 mph2,441 (90%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,278 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds273 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other36 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded76 (2.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Cyclist721 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist710 (24%)
  • Pedestrian656 (22%)
  • Car occupant548 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant153 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant82 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant54 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WC1X road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WC1X, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in WC1X peaked at 100 in 1989; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252526
20242425
20232525
20222828
20212727
20202527
20194144
20185757
20176268
20165256
20154749
20145155
20133943
20124952
20115760
20105662
20094952
20085060
20076678
20064949
20054148
20047488
20037075
20027180
20016880
20006769
19997681
19986065
19976368
19967280
19957589
19947277
19936472
19928288
19918295
199097100
1989100101
19888899
19877284
19867380
198598108
198494106
19838287
19827881
198100
198012

Map of recent crashes in WC1X

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WC1X

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WC1X

The 24 most recent collisions in WC1X happened between 20 January and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WC1X

The A401 has the most collisions in WC1X, 602 of 2,699 (22%), followed by the A5200 (567).

Collisions in WC1X on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA401602655276
2ndA5200567617484
3rdA501566642571
4thA201254273134
5thB503177191125
6thB502114117014
7thA5203394419
8thA40333604
9thA52015500

Council areas covering WC1X

Collisions in WC1X were recorded in 2 council areas. Camden has 1,852 of 2,699 (69%).

Collisions in WC1X by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCamden1,8522,01611249
2ndIslington8459273112

Towns in WC1X

Collisions in WC1X were recorded in 2 towns, led by Camden (2,237) and Islington (307).