The A201: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 100 people were killed or seriously injured in 98 collisions on the A201, making it the 123th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
98
serious or fatal collisions
100
people killed or seriously injured
3
collisions that took a life
#123
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A201 carries 388 recorded injury collisions over the period, 98 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Southwark, City of London, Islington, with 1 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are less likely than average to be fatal (3% against 7%), typical of lower-speed urban sections. Most collisions were recorded on 20 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2023 with 27 serious collisions, and the count is up 50% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A201
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Southwark58 KSI
- City of London24 KSI
- Islington14 KSI
- Camden2 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A201
2025: 18 (up 5.9% on the year before) · peak 27 in 2023 · +50% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A201
How many accidents happen on the A201?
Police recorded 388 injury collisions on the A201 over 2021–2025, of which 98 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 100 people killed or seriously injured, including 3 fatal collisions.
Is the A201 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 123 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 113 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A201 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Southwark, City of London, Islington. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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