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Hackney road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 43,702 road traffic collisions in Hackney from 1979 to 2025, and 49,808 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 249 were fatal and 6,730 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 720 collisions, level with 2024 (719).

Collisions since 1979
43,702
24th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
49,808
1.14 per collision
Fatal collisions
249
252 people killed
Serious collisions
6,730
7,117 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
720
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
781
Level with 2024

Road collision statistics for Hackney

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2490.6%
  • Serious6,73015%
  • Slight36,72384%

What the data shows

  • Hackney had 8,281 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 8,116 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Hackney were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 5,467 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hackney, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 20% of collisions in Hackney.

Where Hackney ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
24th
Most casualties
27th
Most fatal collisions
46th
Most serious collisions
23rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,202 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,361 (15%)
  • Wednesday6,561 (15%)
  • Thursday6,750 (15%)
  • Friday7,175 (16%)
  • Saturday5,764 (13%)
  • Sunday4,889 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight30,249 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12,775 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown511 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit124 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35,298 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway3,798 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3,059 (7%)
  • Roundabout636 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded911 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6,090 (14%)
  • 30 mph37,134 (85%)
  • 40 mph363 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph89 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph16 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph8 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds36,388 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,999 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds402 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds255 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds121 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist54 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (under 0.1%)
  • Other710 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded757 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant15,997 (32%)
  • Pedestrian12,150 (24%)
  • Cyclist8,215 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist7,975 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,669 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant773 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant638 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant165 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)97 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant38 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded69 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hackney peaked at 1,356 in 1982; 2025 had 720.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 720
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025720781
2024719781
2023772844
2022812881
2021925993
2020807894
2019853982
2018843972
20179591,103
2016871972
2015860971
20148791,002
2013818901
2012868971
2011798871
2010766879
2009782898
2008825963
2007775917
2006745863
2005872994
20048861,049
20039871,114
20029941,138
20011,2241,439
20001,1811,381
19991,2141,381
19981,1341,276
19971,1621,320
19961,1041,269
19951,0381,171
19941,1331,305
19931,1251,315
19921,0601,235
19911,0801,262
19901,3311,510
19891,2691,454
19881,1981,374
19871,1481,315
19861,1221,301
19851,1451,286
19841,2211,363
19831,3111,500
19821,3561,605
198145
198034
197933

Map of recent crashes in Hackney

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hackney

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hackney

The 24 most recent collisions in Hackney happened between 15 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hackney

The A10 has the most collisions in Hackney, 8,374 of 43,702 (19%), followed by the A107 (6,372).

Collisions in Hackney on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA108,3749,513571,262
2ndA1076,3727,37550939
3rdA1042,1592,44210291
4thA1051,4851,74911254
5thA1021,3621,5878203
6thA1061,2561,4587217
7thA5031,2011,45810217
8thA12088759633148
9thA52018279143126
10thB1138149294126
11thA5017708282101
12thB1087689405130
13thA12027448304139
14thA12007258179122
15thB1046547173100
16thA1207563660389
17thB102470555567
18thB112470580373
19thB105465551385
20thB111317358152
21stB101163173225
22ndA12139188312
23rdA12057176014
24thB144657009
25thA12096064011
26thA115414506
27thA1210374003
28thA102(M)313717
29thB100303305
30thB122202002

Council areas covering Hackney

Collisions in Hackney were recorded in 6 council areas. Hackney has 41,633 of 43,702 (95%).

Collisions in Hackney by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHackney41,63347,5412436,460
2ndIslington1,2961,4224160
3rdTower Hamlets554600181
4thCity of London190212127
5thHaringey171801
6thCamden3300

Postcode districts in Hackney

Collisions in Hackney were recorded in 16 postcode districts, led by N16 (9,974) and E8 (9,418).