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Camden road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 51,338 road traffic collisions in Camden from 1979 to 2025, and 57,495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 297 were fatal and 7,543 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 659 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (644).

Collisions since 1979
51,338
14th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
57,495
1.12 per collision
Fatal collisions
297
297 people killed
Serious collisions
7,543
7,876 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
659
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
705
Down 1% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Camden

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2970.6%
  • Serious7,54315%
  • Slight43,49885%

What the data shows

  • Camden had 7,569 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 6% fewer than the 8,065 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Camden were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,409 children under 16 were killed or injured in Camden, 6.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 21% of collisions in Camden.

Where Camden ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
14th
Most casualties
18th
Most fatal collisions
35th
Most serious collisions
17th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,404 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,969 (16%)
  • Wednesday8,301 (16%)
  • Thursday8,358 (16%)
  • Friday8,625 (17%)
  • Saturday5,970 (12%)
  • Sunday4,711 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight35,835 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14,719 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown610 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit119 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35,260 (69%)
  • One way street or slip road9,176 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway5,531 (11%)
  • Roundabout251 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1,120 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5,120 (10%)
  • 30 mph45,950 (90%)
  • 40 mph226 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph19 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph11 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds42,254 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,912 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds397 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds250 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds151 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist52 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds18 (under 0.1%)
  • Other719 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1,585 (3.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian16,015 (28%)
  • Car occupant13,864 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist11,933 (21%)
  • Cyclist9,505 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,198 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1,674 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant919 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant134 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)106 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant60 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded64 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Camden peaked at 1,767 in 1984; 2025 had 659.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 659
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025659705
2024644712
2023714774
2022737806
2021676725
2020610655
2019897975
2018886997
20179471,056
2016799904
20159091,062
20148891,002
2013773846
2012748827
2011831921
2010849953
2009814907
2008725851
2007737826
2006790878
2005901999
20041,0061,124
20031,1221,241
20021,1921,363
20011,4101,622
20001,4231,627
19991,4111,592
19981,4141,569
19971,4641,662
19961,5151,686
19951,5921,791
19941,4411,631
19931,4481,650
19921,4601,648
19911,4421,636
19901,7501,890
19891,7371,888
19881,7121,915
19871,6121,820
19861,6931,940
19851,6811,869
19841,7671,985
19831,7451,980
19821,7431,962
19811212
198077
197944

Map of recent crashes in Camden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Camden

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Camden

The 24 most recent collisions in Camden happened between 12 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Camden

The A400 has the most collisions in Camden, 6,920 of 51,338 (13%), followed by the A501 (3,500).

Collisions in Camden on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4006,9207,786411,080
2ndA5013,5003,99133527
3rdA5023,1033,49016456
4thA413,0603,57624471
5thA42002,8223,16617409
6thA402,7212,97014367
7thA5032,5963,03713415
8thA52001,8932,09010270
9thA4011,8672,0398251
10thB5101,1941,2977167
11thA52021,1911,3536174
12thB5099811,11811160
13thB5189671,0887144
14thA42017638782110
15thA201643713488
16thB511615674285
17thB517506550891
18thA5201422465264
19thB525395441055
20thB513371417151
21stB504324354155
22ndB502322340041
23rdB506281302232
24thB522281308140
25thB507232255032
26thB512150172023
27thB521149159018
28thA5205146171020
29thB401140143220
30thB503135146119

Council areas covering Camden

Collisions in Camden were recorded in 9 council areas. Camden has 48,069 of 51,338 (94%).

Collisions in Camden by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCamden48,06953,8732777,064
2ndIslington1,7651,9928242
3rdWestminster9109917156
4thCity of London527564472
5thBrent374218
6thBarnet101000
7thHaringey91100
8thHackney3301
9thTower Hamlets3400

Postcode districts in Camden

Collisions in Camden were recorded in 33 postcode districts, led by NW1 (15,318) and NW3 (8,307).