EC4A postcode district road traffic accidents
The EC4A postcode district recorded 2,424 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,699 casualties. Of these collisions, 12 were fatal and 402 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 18% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 402
- Casualties
- 2,699
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 402
- Casualties
- 2,699
Collisions by Year
Areas covering EC4A
Towns in EC4A
Roads in EC4A
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the EC4A postcode district
Road collision statistics for the EC4A postcode district
Collisions recorded
2,424
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,699
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
12
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
402
17.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the EC4A postcode district
Collisions in the EC4A postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (19.7% of the total), with 28.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
75.5% of recorded collisions in the EC4A postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 10.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the EC4A postcode district have produced 2,699 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.8% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 129 collisions, Monday 368 collisions, Tuesday 443 collisions, Wednesday 432 collisions, Thursday 478 collisions, Friday 411 collisions, Saturday 163 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,743 collisions, Darkness 681 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,830 collisions, Dual carriageway 385 collisions, Roundabout 71 collisions, One way street/Slip road 67 collisions, One way street 58 collisions, Slip road 8 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 602 collisions, 30 mph 1,792 collisions, 40 mph 23 collisions, 50 mph 6 collisions, 60 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 2,152 collisions, Raining no high winds 200 collisions, Unknown 26 collisions, Other 25 collisions, Fine + high winds 11 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,897 casualties, Passenger 241 casualties, Pedestrian 561 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the EC4A postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the EC4A postcode district?
2,424 collisions have been recorded in the EC4A postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,699 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the EC4A postcode district were serious or fatal?
12 were fatal and 402 were serious — 17.1% of all recorded collisions in the EC4A postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the EC4A postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the EC4A postcode district, accounting for 19.7% of them, and 28.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the EC4A postcode district happen on?
75.5% of collisions in the EC4A postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the EC4A postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 20.8% of the 2,699 casualties recorded in the EC4A postcode district.
Is road safety in the EC4A postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the EC4A postcode district rose 18% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for the EC4A postcode district come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for the EC4A postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.