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Camden road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,746 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1979, and 2,109 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 230 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 57,209 collisions in Camden.

Collisions in 1979
1,746
Casualties in 1979
2,109
Fatal collisions
16
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
230
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1979

0.9% of collisions in Camden in 1979 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal160.9%
  • Serious23013%
  • Slight1,50086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal160.8%
  • Serious24712%
  • Slight1,84688%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,746.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025675721
2024652723
2023727786
2022752821
2021691743
2020616668
20199221,009
20189111,024
20179671,081
2016818919
20159361,086
20149211,037
2013785865
2012749840
2011845932
2010856964
2009815908
2008729853
2007748841
2006786872
20059351,036
20041,0441,174
20031,1421,265
20021,2251,404
20011,4411,655
20001,4341,639
19991,4511,637
19981,4291,592
19971,4831,677
19961,5321,700
19951,5971,787
19941,4741,665
19931,4341,622
19921,4631,658
19911,4501,650
19901,7241,853
19891,7641,926
19881,7281,941
19871,6391,852
19861,7542,007
19851,7161,908
19841,7932,022
19831,7682,008
19821,7421,968
19811,6191,892
19801,7812,050
19791,7462,109

When and where crashes happen in Camden in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday268 (15%)
  • Tuesday244 (14%)
  • Wednesday286 (16%)
  • Thursday275 (16%)
  • Friday299 (17%)
  • Saturday204 (12%)
  • Sunday170 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59111 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59256 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59292 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59381 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59252 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59276 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January121 (6.9%)
  • February122 (7%)
  • March159 (9.1%)
  • April130 (7.4%)
  • May135 (7.7%)
  • June128 (7.3%)
  • July162 (9.3%)
  • August154 (8.8%)
  • September145 (8.3%)
  • October168 (9.6%)
  • November169 (9.7%)
  • December153 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,110 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit633 (36%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds300 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other1,418 (81%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,228 (70%)
  • Wet or damp471 (27%)
  • Snow47 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,744 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway611 (35%)
  • One way street or slip road343 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded662 (38%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant686 (33%)
  • Pedestrian660 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist327 (16%)
  • Cyclist170 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant139 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant60 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant51 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1056 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1587 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20303 (14%)
  • 21 to 25365 (17%)
  • 26 to 35384 (18%)
  • 36 to 45189 (9%)
  • 46 to 55161 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 65138 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7584 (4%)
  • Over 7551 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded250 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider920 (44%)
  • Pedestrian660 (31%)
  • Passenger529 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,711 (60%)
  • Motorcycle374 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes228 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle176 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach167 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car115 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle44 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Camden ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 20th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
20th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1979

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1979: 270, including 4 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400270316434
2ndA502143178112
3rdA41110128115
4thA501101115215
5thA420095106116
6thA4092108015
7thA5036679115
8thA55668010
9thA401505803
10thA5202455623
11thB509455818
12thB510374704
13thB518314002
14thA4201303404
15thB511274303
16thB517212613
17thA5200202201
18thB513182701
19thA201172402
20thB506111400

Latest crashes in Camden in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1979, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years