Crap Towns / City of London / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in City of London?
There were 61.0 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in City of London from 2021 to 2025, 25.4 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 77.0, up from 45.8 in 2021.
Bank junction. Nobody knows who's got right of way, least of all the cyclists.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 45.8 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 67.8 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 51.3 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 63.1 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 77.0 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | – | 61.0 |
| Westminster | 4.7 km | 11.9 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 7.1 km | 8.1 |
| Southwark | 4.6 km | 6.3 |
| Lambeth | 7.0 km | 6.1 |
| Tower Hamlets | 4.0 km | 5.1 |
| Camden | 5.7 km | 5.0 |
| Hackney | 4.7 km | 5.0 |
| Islington | 4.0 km | 4.6 |
| Haringey | 8.5 km | 4.0 |
| Lewisham | 8.9 km | 4.0 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |