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Camden road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,781 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1980, and 2,050 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 209 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (1,746), and casualties fell from 2,109.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,781
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
2,050
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
18
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
209
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1980

1% of collisions in Camden in 1980 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181%
  • Serious20912%
  • Slight1,55487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal180.9%
  • Serious21811%
  • Slight1,81488%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,781, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 1,781
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday257 (14%)
  • Tuesday296 (17%)
  • Wednesday267 (15%)
  • Thursday265 (15%)
  • Friday293 (16%)
  • Saturday236 (13%)
  • Sunday167 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5997 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59302 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59340 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59379 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59257 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59249 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January140 (7.9%)
  • February133 (7.5%)
  • March150 (8.4%)
  • April145 (8.1%)
  • May137 (7.7%)
  • June145 (8.1%)
  • July157 (8.8%)
  • August133 (7.5%)
  • September132 (7.4%)
  • October190 (11%)
  • November164 (9.2%)
  • December155 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,174 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit604 (34%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds285 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other1,486 (83%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,313 (74%)
  • Wet or damp455 (26%)
  • Snow13 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,781 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway550 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road348 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded752 (42%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian639 (31%)
  • Car occupant614 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist374 (18%)
  • Cyclist160 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant159 (7.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1057 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1567 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20303 (15%)
  • 21 to 25302 (15%)
  • 26 to 35357 (17%)
  • 36 to 45207 (10%)
  • 46 to 55172 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 65139 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7592 (4.5%)
  • Over 7546 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded275 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider964 (47%)
  • Pedestrian639 (31%)
  • Passenger447 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,675 (58%)
  • Motorcycle441 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes191 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach186 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle167 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car118 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle61 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Camden ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 17th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1980

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1980: 253, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400253291222
2ndA41126146221
3rdA4012113108
4thA502111130012
5thA501103116014
6thA4200899519
7thA503617418
8thA5485225
9thB5094452111
10thA401424713
11thB510414504
12thA5202405618
13thB518354104
14thA5200334102
15thA4201323714
16thB511202203
17thB517161802
18thB507141502
19thB513141405
20thA201121511

Latest crashes in Camden in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1980, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years