Live traffic disruption data from the London Streets Traffic Control Centre, monitoring accidents, incidents, road works, and public events on London's busiest roads. The feed originates from the control centre's information database and is updated every five minutes. The data is provided by the Greater London Authority.
Use Cases
- Display real-time traffic disruptions on a map for travel information websites based on location coordinates mentioned in the description.
- Enhance online road journey planners or mobile navigation systems by integrating live disruption data on impact and timing.
- Combine with other TfL data feeds, such as Traffic Camera and Roadside Message signs, to provide a complete picture of traffic along a route.
Strengths
- Data is updated every five minutes, providing near real-time information.
- Feed originates directly from TfL's 24/7 traffic control centre information database.
- Each disruption event contains location coordinates, enabling geospatial analysis.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Greater London Authority / Transport for London (TfL)
- Collection Method
- Recorded and monitored by the London Streets Traffic Control Centre.
- Freshness
- Updated every five minutes; last metadata update was 2026-06-24 21:11:36.347607.
- Geography
- London's busiest roads.