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Camden road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,619 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1981, and 1,892 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1980 (1,781), and casualties fell from 2,050.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,619
Down 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,892
Down 8% on 1980
Fatal collisions
15
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1981

0.9% of collisions in Camden in 1981 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal150.9%
  • Serious19712%
  • Slight1,40787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal150.8%
  • Serious20811%
  • Slight1,66988%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,619, down 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981: 1,619
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday248 (15%)
  • Tuesday238 (15%)
  • Wednesday233 (14%)
  • Thursday260 (16%)
  • Friday304 (19%)
  • Saturday192 (12%)
  • Sunday144 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5974 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59290 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59297 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59347 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59236 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59224 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January136 (8.4%)
  • February131 (8.1%)
  • March140 (8.6%)
  • April121 (7.5%)
  • May116 (7.2%)
  • June138 (8.5%)
  • July136 (8.4%)
  • August115 (7.1%)
  • September153 (9.5%)
  • October183 (11%)
  • November151 (9.3%)
  • December99 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,090 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit525 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds273 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other1,337 (83%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,187 (73%)
  • Wet or damp408 (25%)
  • Snow23 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,618 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway545 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road319 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded629 (39%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian562 (30%)
  • Car occupant556 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist364 (19%)
  • Cyclist159 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant125 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant58 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant57 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1058 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1562 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20268 (14%)
  • 21 to 25304 (16%)
  • 26 to 35363 (19%)
  • 36 to 45175 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 55151 (8%)
  • 56 to 65109 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7591 (4.8%)
  • Over 7545 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded237 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider900 (48%)
  • Pedestrian562 (30%)
  • Passenger430 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,484 (55%)
  • Motorcycle419 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes202 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach172 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle168 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car127 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle83 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Camden ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 22nd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1981

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1981: 239, including 4 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400239285426
2ndA41131158127
3rdA50111513239
4thA420097115012
5thA409610607
6thA503789028
7thA502728608
8thA401444909
9thB518414718
10thA5202395005
11thB510384104
12thA5200333403
13thA5313724
14thB509283505
15thB517252901
16thA4201202302
17thB511182001
18thB507152006
19thA201111204
20thB513111413

Latest crashes in Camden in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years