Hackney road traffic accidents
Hackney recorded 22,689 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 25,790 casualties. Of these collisions, 118 were fatal and 3,156 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 1% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 118
- Serious
- 3,156
- Casualties
- 25,790
- Fatal
- 118
- Serious
- 3,156
- Casualties
- 25,790
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Hackney
Roads in Hackney
Postcode districts in Hackney
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Hackney
Road collision statistics for Hackney
Collisions recorded
22,689
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
25,790
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
118
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
3,156
14.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Hackney
Collisions in Hackney are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.1% of the total), with 32.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
79.3% of recorded collisions in Hackney happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Hackney have produced 25,790 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.7% 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 2,628 collisions, Monday 3,167 collisions, Tuesday 3,243 collisions, Wednesday 3,461 collisions, Thursday 3,496 collisions, Friday 3,643 collisions, Saturday 3,051 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 15,272 collisions, Darkness 7,417 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 17,992 collisions, Dual carriageway 2,336 collisions, One way street 870 collisions, Unknown 692 collisions, One way street/Slip road 338 collisions, Roundabout 293 collisions, Slip road 168 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5,766 collisions, 30 mph 16,610 collisions, 40 mph 209 collisions, 50 mph 92 collisions, 60 mph 8 collisions, 70 mph 4 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 18,998 collisions, Raining no high winds 2,305 collisions, Unknown 572 collisions, Other 472 collisions, Fine + high winds 145 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 16,078 casualties, Passenger 4,382 casualties, Pedestrian 5,330 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Hackney
How many road accidents have there been in Hackney?
22,689 collisions have been recorded in Hackney in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 25,790 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Hackney were serious or fatal?
118 were fatal and 3,156 were serious — 14.4% of all recorded collisions in Hackney resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Hackney?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Hackney, accounting for 16.1% of them, and 32.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Hackney happen on?
79.3% of collisions in Hackney are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Hackney?
Pedestrians make up 20.7% of the 25,790 casualties recorded in Hackney.
Is road safety in Hackney getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Hackney rose 1% 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 Hackney 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 Hackney cover 1999 to 2025.