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Islington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 37,522 road traffic collisions in Islington from 1979 to 2025, and 41,763 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 258 were fatal and 5,501 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 476 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (490).

Collisions since 1979
37,522
32nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
41,763
1.11 per collision
Fatal collisions
258
263 people killed
Serious collisions
5,501
5,725 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
476
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
519
Down 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Islington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2580.7%
  • Serious5,50115%
  • Slight31,76385%

What the data shows

  • Islington had 5,816 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% fewer than the 6,431 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Islington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 3,285 children under 16 were killed or injured in Islington, 8.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 20% of collisions in Islington.

Where Islington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
32nd
Most casualties
39th
Most fatal collisions
44th
Most serious collisions
38th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,353 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,795 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,956 (16%)
  • Thursday6,114 (16%)
  • Friday6,393 (17%)
  • Saturday4,472 (12%)
  • Sunday3,439 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight26,129 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,717 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown513 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit126 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway29,659 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road3,245 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3,190 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout782 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded646 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph4,740 (13%)
  • 30 mph32,678 (87%)
  • 40 mph71 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds31,473 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,213 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds281 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds168 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds96 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist46 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (under 0.1%)
  • Other508 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded727 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian10,669 (26%)
  • Car occupant9,990 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist8,623 (21%)
  • Cyclist8,163 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,648 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant681 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant652 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)118 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant93 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant66 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded43 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Islington peaked at 1,247 in 1989; 2025 had 476.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 476
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025476519
2024490527
2023518558
2022544593
2021580631
2020486528
2019651704
2018655724
2017744829
2016672778
2015734845
2014746850
2013665756
2012700776
2011732846
2010645724
2009621703
2008509589
2007516572
2006563638
2005657725
2004729813
20038831,003
20029941,136
20011,0991,218
20001,1191,232
19991,0881,184
19981,1701,327
19971,0501,176
19961,0331,131
19951,0291,139
19949141,022
19931,0111,124
19921,1051,222
19911,0531,184
19901,1611,285
19891,2471,391
19881,0881,205
19871,1101,251
19861,0981,210
19851,0871,149
19841,1751,295
19831,1531,271
19821,2071,361
198177
198034
197958

Map of recent crashes in Islington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Islington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Islington

The 24 most recent collisions in Islington happened between 11 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Islington

The A1 has the most collisions in Islington, 8,501 of 37,522 (23%), followed by the A503 (3,257).

Collisions in Islington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA18,5019,500591,186
2ndA5033,2573,78636513
3rdA5012,5612,90727368
4thA1042,2772,55118336
5thA52031,7611,98811272
6thA1031,7231,93011275
7thA52011,6481,7996212
8thA12011,3001,4225215
9thB5159841,0912128
10thA4018849581126
11thA120083192511120
12thA4007968641132
13thA201566622485
14thA105452502461
15thA1199437492770
16thB501357382248
17thB519255283448
18thB502204211430
19thB110142170329
20thB100141152024
21stB144113123016
22ndB1545361113
23rdA5200485117
24thB514394403
25thB503353803
26thB516303504
27thB513263307
28thA144252703
29thB102182103
30thA406601

Council areas covering Islington

Collisions in Islington were recorded in 8 council areas. Islington has 37,025 of 37,522 (99%).

Collisions in Islington by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stIslington37,02541,2042545,418
2ndCity of London204216031
3rdHackney135158325
4thCamden108126119
5thHaringey313206
6thHavering7900
7thNewham3401
8thSutton3400

Postcode districts in Islington

Collisions in Islington were recorded in 18 postcode districts, led by N1 (12,106) and N7 (9,670).