Road collisions in City of London

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 868 road collisions where someone was hurt on City of London's roads from 2021 to 2025. 3 were fatal and 258 serious.

City of London in 2025

Reported injury collisions
210
Fatal
0
Serious
66
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
422.2
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in City of London by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
2021138106145
2022157115173
2023044130174
2024153112166
2025066144210

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

927 people were killed or injured in collisions on City of London's roads from 2021 to 2025, 270 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on City of London's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian392145240
Cyclist0120331451
E-scooter rider03811
Motorcyclist02779106
Car occupant0176380
Van or goods vehicle occupant0055
Bus or coach occupant082533
Other0011
All road users3267657927

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph858
  • 30 mph10

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban98.5%
  • Rural1.5%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in City of London

Licensed cars kept in City of London at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
2,405
Down 10.7% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
154
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
24.6%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
50.4%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
945 (39.3%)
Diesel
367 (15.3%)
Hybrid (petrol)
227 (9.4%)
Electric and other fuels
866 (36.0%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

Compare every council, with collisions by time of day, weather and light across Great Britain.