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Traffic-insurance data · Tallinn

Parking damage in Tallinn: where and when cars get hit

In the last 36 months (Nov 2023 – Oct 2026) Tallinn recorded 19,341 parking claims: 17.6 a day on average and 38.2 % of all traffic-insurance claims. Most are in Lasnamäe, and the highest rate per resident is in Kesklinn. Below: districts, streets, car parks, times of day and a heat map.

  • Period: Nov 2023 – Oct 2026 (36 months)
  • Data as of: November 10, 2026
  • Source: LKF
  • Updated: November 11, 2026
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Key figures

Parking claims
19,341 in 36 monthsTallinn, Nov 2023 – Oct 2026
Per day on average
17.6 claimsall days, weekends included
Share of all claims
38.2 %Estonia-wide 39.7%
Highest rate per resident
20.1 claims / 1,000 residents a yearKesklinn · lowest Pirita 7.1

What the data shows

  1. Most parking claims are reversing in a car park. 8,027 claims (42 %) are a car backing into a parked vehicle; in another 3,936 a passing vehicle hit a parked car.
  2. Lasnamäe has the most (5,560) and the highest share (46.5 %). Per resident the rate is highest in Kesklinn (20.1 claims per 1,000 residents a year) and lowest in Pirita (7.1). In Kesklinn the numbers also include visitors and shoppers.
  3. Parking is a bigger share at night and at weekends. On Saturday and Sunday 45 % of claims are parking, on weekdays 37 %; between 22:00 and 06:00 it is 45 %, between 07:00 and 19:00 38 %. The weekday peak hour is mostly about traffic, not parking.
  4. The biggest parking hotspot is Suur-Sõjamäe tn. Within 80 m of its centre 179 parking claims were recorded (80 % of the claims there). The ten largest places are listed under the map.

Where parking claims cluster

Density of parking claims in Tallinn, last 36 months
Heat map of Tallinn parking claims: a darker cell means more claims; numbers mark the ten biggest parking areas.

Source: Eesti Liikluskindlustuse Fond (LKF) 2017–2026. Cell ≈ 110 × 110 m. Roads: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Numbers on the map

  1. Suur-Sõjamäe tnLasnamäe · 179 parking claims · 80 %
  2. Juhan Sütiste teeMustamäe · 128 parking claims · 64 %
  3. Suur-Sõjamäe tnLasnamäe · 107 parking claims · 72 %
  4. Veskiposti tnKesklinn · 107 parking claims · 75 %
  5. Laagna teeLasnamäe · 105 parking claims · 74 %
  6. Ülemiste teeLasnamäe · 98 parking claims · 80 %
  7. Pärnu mntNõmme · 87 parking claims · 77 %
  8. Tartu mntLasnamäe · 86 parking claims · 72 %
  9. Karjavälja tnMustamäe · 85 parking claims · 83 %
  10. Paldiski mntHaabersti · 76 parking claims · 78 %
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The ten biggest parking areas (80 m radius), last 36 months
RankPlaceTypeClaims (36 months)Parking shareBusiest hour
1Suur-Sõjamäe tnLasnamäeParking area17980 %13:00
2Juhan Sütiste teeMustamäeParking area12864 %12:00
3Suur-Sõjamäe tnLasnamäeParking area10772 %17:00
4Veskiposti tnKesklinnParking area10775 %13:00
5Laagna teeLasnamäeParking area10574 %13:00
6Ülemiste teeLasnamäeParking area9880 %13:00
7Pärnu mntNõmmeParking area8777 %13:00
8Tartu mntLasnamäeParking area8672 %15:00
9Karjavälja tnMustamäeParking area8583 %17:00
10Paldiski mntHaaberstiParking area7678 %14:00

A parking area is a place where at least 60% of claims are parking. The location is approximate; a high count means dense parking, not a dangerous neighbourhood. Shopping centres and business districts stand out here.

Districts: count, share and rate per resident

Rate per residentRight: parking share of the district’s claims. Population rounded.
Parking claims per 1,000 residents a yearDistricts ordered by rate; on the right the parking share of the district’s claims.Kesklinn20.131 %Kristiine16.130 %Lasnamäe15.647 %Mustamäe13.042 %Haabersti12.645 %Põhja-Tallinn10.744 %Nõmme9.130 %Pirita7.133 %

Source: Eesti Liikluskindlustuse Fond (LKF) 2017–2026.

Number of claims36 months, all Tallinn districts.
Parking claims by districtAbsolute count over 36 months.Lasnamäe5,560Kesklinn4,110Mustamäe2,699Põhja-Tallinn2,014Haabersti1,868Kristiine1,643Nõmme1,027Pirita420

Source: Eesti Liikluskindlustuse Fond (LKF) 2017–2026.

Districts: parking claims, 36 months
RankDistrictParking claimsParking sharePer 1,000 residents a yearAll claims
1Lasnamäe5,56046.5 %15.611,955
2Kesklinn4,11030.9 %20.113,306
3Mustamäe2,69941.9 %13.06,439
4Põhja-Tallinn2,01443.6 %10.74,619
5Haabersti1,86845.4 %12.64,111
6Kristiine1,64329.9 %16.15,501
7Nõmme1,02730.2 %9.13,400
8Pirita42033.2 %7.11,266

Streets by parking claims

Streets by parking claims, 36 months
RankStreetParking claimsShare of street’s claimsAll claimsAverage €/m²
1Pärnu mntKesklinn · 23.2 km37019 %1,9413,664
2Paldiski mntHaabersti · 17.3 km21316 %1,3303,181
3A. H. Tammsaare teeMustamäe · 7.4 km19212 %1,5592,661
4Õismäe teeHaabersti · 4.9 km17341 %4222,439
5Sõpruse pstMustamäe · 9.2 km15719 %8223,023
6Veskiposti tnKesklinn · 1.2 km14060 %233—
7Mustamäe teeKristiine · 6.7 km13827 %5212,921
8Narva mntKesklinn · 15.9 km12714 %9294,241
9Linnamäe teeLasnamäe · 1.8 km11547 %2442,077
10Ehitajate teeMustamäe · 7.6 km11317 %6482,764
11Liivalaia tnKesklinn · 2.7 km11024 %4593,375
12Peterburi teeLasnamäe · 25.3 km1058 %1,2722,574
13Tartu mntKesklinn · 9.4 km1028 %1,3364,445
14Pae tnLasnamäe · 2.4 km10243 %2352,516
15Kristjan Kärberi tnLasnamäe · 1.5 km10148 %2112,165
16Punane tnLasnamäe · 5.1 km9628 %3392,498
17Kadaka teeMustamäe · 5.2 km9521 %4503,152
18Vikerlase tnLasnamäe · 0.9 km9172 %1272,317
19Läänemere teeLasnamäe · 1.8 km8860 %1472,558
20Kopli tnPõhja-Tallinn · 5.5 km8736 %2413,588
21Laagna teeLasnamäe · 15.8 km8512 %6922,842
22Paekaare tnLasnamäe · 1.4 km8562 %1382,350
23Tatari tnKesklinn · 1.1 km8470 %1205,073
24Akadeemia teeMustamäe · 2.3 km8321 %4012,772
25Kivila tnLasnamäe · 0.9 km8373 %1142,463
26Rannamõisa teeHaabersti · 10.9 km7932 %245—
27Endla tnKristiine · 3.9 km7611 %7023,321
28Lastekodu tnKesklinn · 1.2 km7656 %1353,940
29Aia tnKesklinn · 0.5 km7569 %108—
30Gonsiori tnKesklinn · 2.2 km7322 %3263,870

A street’s count covers claims within 50 m of its road line (OpenStreetMap). A long street gathers more claims than a short one, so its length is shown.

When parking claims happen

Parking claims by hourThe highest hour is highlighted; 00:00 (unknown time) is left out.
Parking claims by hour of the dayClaims per hour, 36 months.00:00 — 127001:00 — 11102:00 — 7703:00 — 44304:00 — 4705:00 — 9806:00 — 134607:00 — 42508:00 — 81409:00 — 953910:00 — 1,12011:00 — 1,35112:00 — 1,6181,6181213:00 — 1,59414:00 — 1,57315:00 — 1,4231516:00 — 1,50917:00 — 1,55218:00 — 1,2691819:00 — 98220:00 — 70421:00 — 5172122:00 — 29423:00 — 218

Source: Eesti Liikluskindlustuse Fond (LKF) 2017–2026.

Parking share by hourRush hours bring more traffic claims; at night and in the evening parking is a bigger share.
Parking share of claims by hourPercent of claims registered in the same hour.00:00 — 46 %001:00 — 50 %02:00 — 50 %03:00 — 42 %304:00 — 45 %05:00 — 52 %06:00 — 33 %607:00 — 29 %08:00 — 28 %09:00 — 35 %910:00 — 42 %11:00 — 44 %12:00 — 42 %1213:00 — 44 %14:00 — 42 %15:00 — 38 %1516:00 — 34 %17:00 — 33 %18:00 — 40 %1819:00 — 45 %20:00 — 45 %21:00 — 47 %2122:00 — 42 %23:00 — 45 %

Source: Eesti Liikluskindlustuse Fond (LKF) 2017–2026.

Parking claims peak at 12:00. All traffic-claim time patterns: when accidents happen.

What this number means for you

If you are choosing a flat

Ask whether the flat comes with a dedicated parking space, and look at the yard and street in the evening. A high count around a building says parking there is dense; it is not a verdict on the building.

If you are in a housing association

Yard parking rules, a barrier and lighting are association decisions. Use the nearby count as background at a meeting, not as proof: it shows how dense parking is around you. See association data

Price and this number

Estiq has not measured an effect of parking claims on flat prices and does not use them in the valuation model. We show the number in the building report (350 m radius) so you can compare the parking environment with a typical Tallinn address. Enter an address

For journalists and analysts

Every figure can be quoted: the period, unit and source sit beside it. Please credit LKF and Estiq.

Tallinn recorded 19,341 parking claims in 36 months (Nov 2023 – Oct 2026), 38.2 % of all traffic-insurance claims (LKF, Estiq analysis).

The parking share is highest in Lasnamäe (46.5 %); per resident the rate is highest in Kesklinn (20.1 claims per 1,000 residents a year).

Cite this page

Estiq. Parking damage in Tallinn: where and when cars get hit. Data: Eesti Liikluskindlustuse Fond (LKF) 2017–2026, Estiq analysis. https://estiq.ee/en/parking-damage-tallinn

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Data, method and limits

Data

Traffic and parking damage data come from the official register of motor third-party liability claims kept by the Estonian Traffic Insurance Fund (LKF). The register holds 321,926 claims from 2017–2026, of which 163,726 are in Tallinn. Data as of November 10, 2026.

Method

The main period is 36 complete months (Nov 2023 – Oct 2026); heat maps and the pedestrian page use all years 2017–2026. Each claim is put in one group from the LKF “situation” field (parking, rear-end, junction and so on). Coordinates (L-EST97) are converted to WGS84 and matched to the nearest named road line (OpenStreetMap) within 50 m; 81% of claims got a street. A place (junction, parking area) is a cluster of claims within 80 m; its centre is approximate.

Limits

This is insurance-claim data, not police-recorded road accidents: only damage reported to an insurer is counted. There are no traffic volumes in the data, so busy streets and large car parks have more claims. A time of 00:00 means unknown time in the data (6.0 % of claims) and is left out of every hour-of-day count. The place of a claim is not the claimant’s home. A count describes an area, not a particular flat or the safety of living there.

Source: Eesti Liikluskindlustuse Fond (LKF) 2017–2026 · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Frequently asked questions

Where in Tallinn do most parking claims happen?

In absolute numbers Lasnamäe: 5,560 parking claims in 36 months, 46.5 % of the district’s claims. Per resident the rate is highest in Kesklinn (20.1 per 1,000 residents a year) and lowest in Pirita (7.1). The ten biggest places and a heat map are on this page.

What counts as a parking claim in the LKF data?

Collisions when reversing or driving forward in a parking space, a parked car hit by a passing vehicle, and damage from opening a door onto a neighbouring car in a car park. Reversing outside a parking space is a separate group and not counted here.

When do parking claims happen most?

Most at 12:00. Parking is a bigger share of claims at weekends (45 % vs 37 % on weekdays) and at night (45 % vs 38 % by day). The time analysis has its own page.

Do parking claims affect a flat’s price?

This has not been measured at Estiq and the count is not an input to the valuation model. The practical point is simpler: in a dense area a dedicated parking space is worth asking about.

How reliable is this data?

These are claims reported to an insurer, not every scratch and not police statistics. The coordinate is approximate, a street’s count covers 50 m from its road line, and a large car park raises the count around it. The exact method is at the end of the page.

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