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Traffic-insurance data · Tallinn

When do most accidents happen in Tallinn? Hours, weekdays and months

Tallinn’s traffic-insurance claims peak at 17:00 in the evening rush. The worst weekday is Friday (55.9 claims a day; Sunday: 28.4) and the worst month is December. The worst day in the whole dataset was February 23, 2021: 230 claims, 5.0 times a normal day.

  • Period: 36 months (hours, weekdays); 2018–2025 (months); 2017–2026 (days)
  • Data as of: November 10, 2026
  • Source: LKF
  • Updated: November 11, 2026
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Key figures

Peak hour
17:00 4,683 claims9.8 % of claims with a known time
Worst weekday
Friday 55.9 claims a dayquietest Sunday 28.4
Worst month
December 1,547 claims a monthquietest July 1,178
Worst day
230 claims in one dayFebruary 23, 2021 · normal day 46

What the data shows

  1. The evening rush has the most claims of the day. Between 16:00 and 19:00 26 % of claims with a known time are registered; the peak is 17:00–17:59 (4,683). At 07:00 there are 1,451, at 08:00 already 2,907.
  2. Friday is the worst day of the week, Sunday the quietest. An average Friday brings 55.9 claims, Sunday 28.4: 2.0 times apart. Weekends have less traffic but a bigger parking share (45 % vs 37 % on weekdays).
  3. Winter months have more claims than summer. On average the most in December (1,547 a month) and the fewest in July (1,178): a gap of 31 %. Years 2018–2025.
  4. 10 of the ten worst days fall in December–March. The worst was February 23, 2021: 230 claims, 5.0 times the normal 46.2.
  5. Jan–Oct 2026: 14,596 claims, +11% against the same months of 2025 (13,135). The comparison depends on when claims reach the register, so treat it as approximate.

Hour of the day: the evening rush is worst

Claims by hourThe peak hour is highlighted; 00:00 (unknown time) is left out.
Claims by hour of the dayClaims per hour, 36 months.00:00 — 276001:00 — 22402:00 — 15503:00 — 104304:00 — 10405:00 — 19006:00 — 401607:00 — 1,45108:00 — 2,90709:00 — 2,708910:00 — 2,68611:00 — 3,08312:00 — 3,8281213:00 — 3,66214:00 — 3,75215:00 — 3,7101516:00 — 4,47117:00 — 4,6834,6831718:00 — 3,1501819:00 — 2,17620:00 — 1,54921:00 — 1,0922122:00 — 69523:00 — 490

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

How much of it is parkingAt night and in the evening parking is a larger share than at rush hour.
Parking share 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.

Between 22:00 and 06:00 parking is 45 % of claims, between 07:00 and 19:00 38 %. Rush hours are mostly about traffic; evenings and nights about parking.

Weekday and hour together

Weekday × hourWeekdays have two peaks (morning and evening); weekends are flatter.
Weekday × hour of dayClaims per weekday and hour; darker means more.036912151821MonMonday 00:00 — 31Monday 01:00 — 18Monday 02:00 — 12Monday 03:00 — 15Monday 04:00 — 15Monday 05:00 — 26Monday 06:00 — 71Monday 07:00 — 293Monday 08:00 — 567Monday 09:00 — 504Monday 10:00 — 414Monday 11:00 — 481Monday 12:00 — 554Monday 13:00 — 508Monday 14:00 — 505Monday 15:00 — 536Monday 16:00 — 694Monday 17:00 — 749Monday 18:00 — 503Monday 19:00 — 320Monday 20:00 — 204Monday 21:00 — 127Monday 22:00 — 84Monday 23:00 — 56TueTuesday 00:00 — 27Tuesday 01:00 — 12Tuesday 02:00 — 15Tuesday 03:00 — 11Tuesday 04:00 — 11Tuesday 05:00 — 29Tuesday 06:00 — 57Tuesday 07:00 — 285Tuesday 08:00 — 617Tuesday 09:00 — 514Tuesday 10:00 — 441Tuesday 11:00 — 501Tuesday 12:00 — 572Tuesday 13:00 — 524Tuesday 14:00 — 519Tuesday 15:00 — 506Tuesday 16:00 — 710Tuesday 17:00 — 860Tuesday 18:00 — 496Tuesday 19:00 — 327Tuesday 20:00 — 214Tuesday 21:00 — 147Tuesday 22:00 — 98Tuesday 23:00 — 51WedWednesday 00:00 — 23Wednesday 01:00 — 26Wednesday 02:00 — 13Wednesday 03:00 — 7Wednesday 04:00 — 8Wednesday 05:00 — 29Wednesday 06:00 — 83Wednesday 07:00 — 253Wednesday 08:00 — 562Wednesday 09:00 — 482Wednesday 10:00 — 453Wednesday 11:00 — 455Wednesday 12:00 — 592Wednesday 13:00 — 508Wednesday 14:00 — 561Wednesday 15:00 — 580Wednesday 16:00 — 746Wednesday 17:00 — 785Wednesday 18:00 — 522Wednesday 19:00 — 348Wednesday 20:00 — 267Wednesday 21:00 — 144Wednesday 22:00 — 101Wednesday 23:00 — 55ThuThursday 00:00 — 21Thursday 01:00 — 26Thursday 02:00 — 15Thursday 03:00 — 16Thursday 04:00 — 12Thursday 05:00 — 28Thursday 06:00 — 60Thursday 07:00 — 259Thursday 08:00 — 565Thursday 09:00 — 503Thursday 10:00 — 444Thursday 11:00 — 495Thursday 12:00 — 562Thursday 13:00 — 516Thursday 14:00 — 555Thursday 15:00 — 549Thursday 16:00 — 730Thursday 17:00 — 835Thursday 18:00 — 486Thursday 19:00 — 317Thursday 20:00 — 237Thursday 21:00 — 186Thursday 22:00 — 110Thursday 23:00 — 77FriFriday 00:00 — 45Friday 01:00 — 23Friday 02:00 — 14Friday 03:00 — 7Friday 04:00 — 10Friday 05:00 — 29Friday 06:00 — 80Friday 07:00 — 275Friday 08:00 — 472Friday 09:00 — 424Friday 10:00 — 464Friday 11:00 — 516Friday 12:00 — 678Friday 13:00 — 716Friday 14:00 — 676Friday 15:00 — 712Friday 16:00 — 826Friday 17:00 — 779Friday 18:00 — 520Friday 19:00 — 354Friday 20:00 — 258Friday 21:00 — 169Friday 22:00 — 116Friday 23:00 — 114SatSaturday 00:00 — 72Saturday 01:00 — 69Saturday 02:00 — 40Saturday 03:00 — 25Saturday 04:00 — 25Saturday 05:00 — 23Saturday 06:00 — 34Saturday 07:00 — 60Saturday 08:00 — 77Saturday 09:00 — 178Saturday 10:00 — 270Saturday 11:00 — 363Saturday 12:00 — 496Saturday 13:00 — 489Saturday 14:00 — 512Saturday 15:00 — 451Saturday 16:00 — 415Saturday 17:00 — 319Saturday 18:00 — 315Saturday 19:00 — 252Saturday 20:00 — 205Saturday 21:00 — 152Saturday 22:00 — 113Saturday 23:00 — 97SunSunday 00:00 — 57Sunday 01:00 — 50Sunday 02:00 — 46Sunday 03:00 — 23Sunday 04:00 — 23Sunday 05:00 — 26Sunday 06:00 — 16Sunday 07:00 — 26Sunday 08:00 — 47Sunday 09:00 — 103Sunday 10:00 — 200Sunday 11:00 — 272Sunday 12:00 — 374Sunday 13:00 — 401Sunday 14:00 — 424Sunday 15:00 — 376Sunday 16:00 — 350Sunday 17:00 — 356Sunday 18:00 — 308Sunday 19:00 — 258Sunday 20:00 — 164Sunday 21:00 — 167Sunday 22:00 — 73Sunday 23:00 — 40

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

Average day by weekdayClaims a day over all 36 months.
Claims a day by weekdayAverage claims on one weekday, 36 months.50.1Mon51.5Tue51.6Wed51.7Thu55.9Fri33.9Sat28.4Sun

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

Months and years

Seasonality: the average monthYears 2018–2025; the highest month is highlighted. Starts at zero.
Average claims per monthAverage of 2018–2025.1,517Jan1,405Feb1,338Mar1,276Apr1,369May1,257Jun1,178Jul1,262Aug1,410Sep1,440Oct1,445Nov1,547Dec

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

Years 2017–20252020 is highlighted: pandemic-year traffic was lower. Starts at zero.
Claims per yearFull years 2017–2025, Tallinn.17,283201716,805201817,204201913,773202016,612202117,311202217,071202316,626202416,1482025

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

The same months, three yearsClaims Jan–Oct 2024, 2025 and 2026. Starts at zero.
January–OctoberThe same months in three years.13,817202413,135202514,5962026

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

The worst days

Tallinn’s days with the most claims, 2017–2026
RankDateWeekdayClaimsTimes a normal day
1February 23, 2021Tuesday2305.0×
2December 23, 2021Thursday1643.5×
3January 15, 2026Thursday1633.5×
4March 5, 2019Tuesday1593.4×
5December 15, 2022Thursday1533.3×
6January 12, 2024Friday1433.1×
7January 19, 2024Friday1423.1×
8February 5, 2021Friday1403.0×
9February 1, 2022Tuesday1403.0×
10December 13, 2022Tuesday1302.8×
11December 12, 2022Monday1282.8×
12January 5, 2017Thursday1272.7×

A normal day is the 36-month average (46.2 claims). The data do not show the cause; ice and snow are likely in winter months, but the LKF data cannot confirm it.

What to do with it

For drivers

Rear-end claims peak between 16:00 and 19:00; keep a longer gap. Parked cars are hit more often at night and in the evening: if you can, choose a lit, watched spot.

For home buyers

Visit at rush hour and in the evening, not only by day. See where traffic, parking and crossings for pedestrians and cyclists are around the home. Pedestrian and cyclist crashes

What the numbers do not show

The data has no traffic volume, weather or cause. A high count at rush hour means many cars are on the road; it does not say that driving then is riskier.

For journalists and analysts

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

Tallinn’s traffic-insurance claims peak at 17:00–17:59 (4,683 claims in 36 months); the worst weekday is Friday (55.9 claims a day) and the worst month December.

Tallinn’s worst day in the data (2017–2026) was February 23, 2021: 230 claims, 5.0 times a normal day.

Cite this page

Estiq. When do most accidents happen in Tallinn? Hours, weekdays and months. Data: Eesti Liikluskindlustuse Fond (LKF) 2017–2026, Estiq analysis. https://estiq.ee/en/when-do-accidents-happen-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

At what time of day do most accidents happen in Tallinn?

At 17:00–17:59, in the evening rush: 4,683 claims in 36 months (9.8 % of claims with a known time). Between 16:00 and 19:00 there are 26 % of all of them.

Which weekday is the worst?

Friday: on average 55.9 claims a day. The quietest is Sunday (28.4), 2.0 times fewer; weekends have less traffic but a bigger parking share.

In which month do most accidents happen?

In December (1,547 claims a month averaged over 2018–2025) and fewest in July (1,178). The highest month is about 31 % above the quietest.

What was Tallinn’s worst day for claims?

February 23, 2021: 230 claims, 5.0 times a normal day (46.2). Of the ten worst days 10 fall between December and March. The full list is on the page.

How complete are the time data?

6.0 % of claims have 00:00 as the time, which is read as “unknown time”. They are left out of the hour-of-day counts. Other times are often rounded to the hour or half hour.

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