TfL turns spotlight on capital’s most dangerous junctions

More than 70 junctions with the worst safety record for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists have been named by Transport for London (TfL). 

The list is based on casualty figures over the past three years, revealing the junctions with the poorest safety records. 

This analysis will take place each year as part of a new approach that will see work continually monitored and the junctions with the most incidents prioritized, says TfL. 

The 73 junctions will be assessed to see what can be done to make them safer. The current list includes some that have had work recently completed, some where work is planned, and others that require new safety studies.

Some 21 junctions have had significant improvements made within the last three years. These will now be monitored to ensure that the casualty levels significantly reduce and that lessons are learnt to improve the future design and construction of projects.

Another 33 junctions have improvements planned within TfL’s current business plan. This includes Lambeth Bridge North and Waterloo IMAX, which will be consulted on this summer. 

Design work on other junctions includes Jamaica Road/Lower Road/Rotherhithe Tunnel, which will be part of Cycle Superhighway 4, and Highbury Corner, where construction work is due to start next year.

Some 19 junctions will undergo new safety studies to identify possible solutions and safety improvements. This includes locations such as Holloway Road and Parkhurst Road, Clapham Road and Union Road and Hyde Park Corner and Park Lane.

Improving the safety of the capital’s junctions is a central part of the London Mayor’s £2.1bn Healthy Streets approach. This aims to create more attractive, accessible and people-friendly streets.

London’s cycling czar Will Norman, says: “It’s vital that we target the most dangerous junctions across London if we are to improve our roads for pedestrians and cyclists. That’s why I asked TfL to identify these junctions and why we’re now analysing them in detail to ensure that we are doing all we can to make them safer. 

“This work will allow us to drive forward improvements and be repeated each year to ensure that our work is making a real difference to the Capital’s roads.”

German Dector-Vega, Sustrans director in London, says: “We welcome this continuing vital work to make the capital’s most dangerous junctions safer for everyone. It is critical that we see rapid progress to make walking and cycling easier and safer if we want London to be a healthier place.”

Find out more about plans to improve dangerous junctions at Cycle City Active City

The full list of 73 junctions on TfL's road network, which have higher than average collision rates:

• 21 junctions - that have had significant improvement completed within the last three years

Queen Street/Queen Street Place/Upper Thames Street 

City Of London

Fleet Street/New Bridge Street/Farringdon Street/Ludgate Circus 

City Of London 

Bishopsgate/Middlesex Street 

City Of London 

Manor Road/Stamford Hill 

Hackney 

High Road (N15)/West Green Road 

Haringey 

Bath Road/The Parkway 

Hounslow 

Camberwell New Road/Brixton Road 

Lambeth 

Stockwell Road/Clapham Road/South Lambeth Road 

Lambeth 

Molesworth Street/Loampit Vale 

Lewisham 

St George's Circus 

Southwark 

Elephant and Castle (North Roundabout) 

Southwark 

Whitechapel Road/Fieldgate Street 

Tower Hamlets 

Whitechapel Road/Cambridge Heath Road 

Tower Hamlets 

Mile End Road/Cleveland Way 

Tower Hamlets 

Globe Road/Mile End Road 

Tower Hamlets 

Mile End Road/Burdett Road 

Tower Hamlets 

Bow Road/Campbell Road 

Tower Hamlets 

Whitechapel High Street/Commercial Street 

Tower Hamlets 

Westminster Bridge/Victoria Embankment 

Westminster 

Victoria Embankment/Northumberland Avenue 

Westminster 

Grosvenor Road/Vauxhall Bridge 

Westminster 

• 33 junctions that have planned improvement plans within TfL's business plan and which will be designed to address safety concerns;

Euston Road/Judd Street

Camden

Camden Street/Camden Road 

Camden 

Euston Road/Eversholt Street 

Camden 

Cannon Street/Martin Lane/King William Street 

City Of London 

Bishopsgate/Camomile Street/Wormwood Street 

City Of London 

Fenchurch Street/Gracechurch Street/Lombard Street 

City Of London 

Central Markets/Snow Hill/Farringdon Street/West Smithfield 

City Of London 

Purley Way/Mitcham Road 

Croydon

Seven Sisters Road/Woodberry Grove

Hackney

Seven Sisters Road/Green Lanes

Hackney

High Street Shoreditch/Commercial Street

Hackney

Kingsland Road/Old Street

Hackney

Holland Park Avenue/Holland Road/West Cross Route

Hammersmith & Fulham

Farringdon Road/Clerkenwell Road

Islington

Highbury Corner

Islington

Holloway Road/Tollington Road

Islington

Holloway Road/Drayton Park

Islington

Chelsea Embankment/Cheyne Walk/Battersea Bridge

Kensington & Chelsea

Chelsea Embankment/Oakley Street

Kensington & Chelsea

Kennington Park Road/Braganza Street/Boro Bdy

Lambeth

Camberwell New Road/Flodden Road/Boro Bdy

Lambeth

Stamford Street/Waterloo Road roundabout

Lambeth

Southend Road/Chigwell Road

Redbridge

Jamaica Road/Lower Road/Rotherhithe Tunnel

Southwark

Camberwell Green/Camberwell New Road

Southwark

New Kent Road/Harper Road

Southwark

Commercial Road/Jubilee Street

Tower Hamlets

Mitcham Road/Tooting Broadway

Wandsworth

Putney Hill/Upper Richmond Road

Wandsworth

York Road roundabout

Wandsworth

Baker Street/Marylebone Road

Westminster

Millbank/Lambeth Bridge

Westminster

George Street/Edgware Road

Westminster

• 19 junctions, that TfL will undergo new safety studies on:

Camden High Street/Parkway (Lte Station) 

Camden 

Arthur Street/King William St/Monument Street 

City Of London 

Kingsland Road/Whiston Road/Nuttall Street 

Hackney 

Balls Pond Road/Kingsland Road/borough boundary 

Hackney 

High Road (N15)/Seven Sisters Road 

Haringey 

Hogarth Lane/Burlington Lane 

Hounslow 

Holloway Road/Parkhurst Road 

Islington 

Pentonville Road/Islington High Street 

Islington 

Chelsea Embankment/Chelsea Bridge Road/Grosvenor Road 

Kensington & Chelsea 

Acre Lane/Brixton Hill

Lambeth 

Brixton Road/Atlantic Road

Lambeth 

Brixton Road/Stockwell Road/Gresham Road 

Lambeth 

Clapham Road/Union Road 

Lambeth 

Elephant & Castle (South roundabout)

Southwark

East India Dock Rd/Stainsby Road (Ats) 

Tower Hamlets

Upper Tooting Road/Tooting Bec Road 

Wandsworth 

Hyde Park Corner/Park Lane 

Westminster 

Knightsbridge/Brompton Road 

Westminster 

Edgware Road/Harrow Road 

Westminster