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WC2A road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in the WC2A postcode district, Camden, from 1979 to 2025, and 191 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
186
2,578th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
191
1.03 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
24
24 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for WC2A

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2413%
  • Slight16086%

What the data shows

  • WC2A had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 24 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in WC2A were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3 children under 16 were killed or injured in WC2A, 1.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 13% of collisions in WC2A.

Where WC2A ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,578th
Most casualties
2,621st
Most fatal collisions
2,634th
Most serious collisions
2,656th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday31 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday41 (22%)
  • Friday49 (26%)
  • Saturday3 (1.6%)
  • Sunday6 (3.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight157 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway115 (62%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (33%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (8.1%)
  • 30 mph169 (91%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian65 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (30%)
  • Cyclist26 (14%)
  • Car occupant23 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

WC2A road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in WC2A, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in WC2A peaked at 13 in 1989; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202400
202311
202222
202100
202000
201922
201811
201733
201633
201533
201400
201344
201233
201133
201022
200933
200800
200744
200622
200533
200411
200344
200255
200144
200033
199955
199833
199734
199689
199555
199422
199388
199266
199144
199066
19891313
19881111
1987910
198677
198599
198477
198388
198289
198111
198022
197922

Map of recent crashes in WC2A

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in WC2A

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in WC2A

The 24 most recent collisions in WC2A happened between 10 October 2012 and 3 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in WC2A

The A4 has the most collisions in WC2A, 45 of 186 (24%), followed by the B400 (39).

Collisions in WC2A on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4454618
2ndB400393915
3rdA42004402

Council areas covering WC2A

Collisions in WC2A were recorded in 3 council areas. Camden has 74 of 186 (40%).

Collisions in WC2A by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCamden747607
2ndWestminster656719
3rdCity of London464618

Towns in WC2A

Collisions in WC2A were recorded in 3 towns, led by Camden (127) and City of Westminster (38).