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London’s Air Ambulance has revealed it received the most call outs to the boroughs of Westminster, Lambeth and Hackney last year.

The charity treated a total of 1,826 patients in 2015, with the N1 and W1 postcodes attracting the most emergency calls.

The busiest boroughs were named as Westminster, Lambeth and Hackney, which had 115, 113 and 111 patients respectively.

The quietest parts of London for air ambulance call outs were the Hounslow, Sutton and City of London.

Statistics released today showed that 33 per cent of patients (601) treated by London’s Air Ambulance were injured in road traffic collision and 29 per cent (528) were victims of stabbings and shootings.

Top ten busiest boroughs 2015 1. Westminster - 115 patients treated 2. Lambeth - 113 patients treated 3. Hackney - 111 patients treated 4. Tower Hamlets - 87 patients treated 5. Newham - 77 patients treated 6. Ealing - 77 patients treated 7. Lewisham - 71 patients treated 8. Barnet - 70 patients treated 9. Greenwich - 69 patients treated 10. Hillingdon - 65 patients treated

The advanced trauma team also treated 433 patients involved in falls and the remainder of the call outs included covering incidents on the rail networks and drownings.

Graham Hodgkin, chief executive officer of London’s Air Ambulance, said: “The charity is here to serve everyone in London. While our statistics show that we were busier in some areas of the capital than others, trauma can happen to anyone, anywhere, at any time.

“Trauma doesn’t have a postcode and neither do we. By releasing these statistics we are hoping to raise awareness of that fact.

Top ten busiest postcodes 2015 1. N1 - 38 patients treated 2. W1 - 32 patients treated 3. CR0 - 31 patients treated 4. SE1 - 31 patients treated 5. E14 - 30 patients treated 6. E1 - 29 patients treated 7. W12 - 28 patients treated 8. N15 - 26 patients treated 9. N7 - 25 patients treated 10. NW10 - 25 patients treated

The release of the data comes after the charity’s second helicopter became operational across the capital last month.

Mr Hodgkin added: “Now with two helicopters to maintain, and the extension of our daylight flying hours in the summer months, the cost of providing our service to London has increased to £6 million each year.”

London's Air Ambulance treats an average of five critically injured people each day, performing medical interventions at the roadside which are normally only found in a hospital emergency department.

Since being set up 27 years ago, the charity has treated more than 34,000 patients.