Crap Towns / Hackney / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Hackney?
There were 5.0 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Hackney from 2021 to 2025, 2.1 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 5.2, up from 4.9 in 2021.
Hackney put planters across the side streets. The drivers just went faster on the main roads.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.9 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 4.3 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 5.2 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | 4.7 km | 61.0 |
| Westminster | 8.0 km | 11.9 |
| Southwark | 8.7 km | 6.3 |
| Tower Hamlets | 4.5 km | 5.1 |
| Camden | 6.6 km | 5.0 |
| Hackney | – | 5.0 |
| Islington | 3.3 km | 4.6 |
| Haringey | 5.2 km | 4.0 |
| Newham | 7.5 km | 3.3 |
| Redbridge | 10.3 km | 2.9 |
| Waltham Forest | 5.8 km | 2.6 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |