The A501: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 118 people were killed or seriously injured in 117 collisions on the A501, making it the 101th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
117
serious or fatal collisions
118
people killed or seriously injured
2
collisions that took a life
#101
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A501 carries 734 recorded injury collisions over the period, 117 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Islington, Camden, Westminster, with 2 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are less likely than average to be fatal (2% against 7%), typical of lower-speed urban sections. Most collisions were recorded on 20 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2021 with 27 serious collisions, and the count is down 19% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A501
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
- Islington50 KSI
- Camden31 KSI
- Westminster29 KSI
- Hackney5 KSI
- City of London2 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A501
2025: 22 (down 0% on the year before) · peak 27 in 2021 · -18.5% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A501
How many accidents happen on the A501?
Police recorded 734 injury collisions on the A501 over 2021–2025, of which 117 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 118 people killed or seriously injured, including 2 fatal collisions.
Is the A501 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 101 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 92 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 A501 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Islington, Camden, Westminster. 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.
Need this data for your own work?
Site and junction reports from £95, next working day. Free for community groups, campaigners and journalists.