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Camden road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,742 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1982, and 1,968 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 246 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1981 (1,619), and casualties rose from 1,892.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,742
Up 8% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,968
Up 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
19
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
246
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1982

1.1% of collisions in Camden in 1982 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.1%
  • Serious24614%
  • Slight1,47785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal201%
  • Serious25513%
  • Slight1,69386%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,742, up 8% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982: 1,742
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday251 (14%)
  • Tuesday303 (17%)
  • Wednesday287 (16%)
  • Thursday273 (16%)
  • Friday275 (16%)
  • Saturday194 (11%)
  • Sunday159 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59112 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59304 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59304 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59383 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59261 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59224 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (5.6%)
  • February108 (6.2%)
  • March146 (8.4%)
  • April130 (7.5%)
  • May134 (7.7%)
  • June149 (8.6%)
  • July145 (8.3%)
  • August146 (8.4%)
  • September160 (9.2%)
  • October167 (9.6%)
  • November195 (11%)
  • December164 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,174 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit566 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,461 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds230 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,302 (75%)
  • Wet or damp420 (24%)
  • Frost or ice16 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,739 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,191 (68%)
  • One way street or slip road300 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway208 (12%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded40 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian582 (30%)
  • Car occupant528 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist416 (21%)
  • Cyclist243 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant124 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1061 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1568 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20284 (14%)
  • 21 to 25363 (18%)
  • 26 to 35396 (20%)
  • 36 to 45204 (10%)
  • 46 to 55135 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65111 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7588 (4.5%)
  • Over 7540 (2%)
  • Not recorded187 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider971 (49%)
  • Pedestrian582 (30%)
  • Passenger415 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,628 (56%)
  • Motorcycle504 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle257 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes177 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach159 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car114 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1%)
  • Other vehicle26 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Camden

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Camden ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 21st most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
21st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1982

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1982: 273, including 3 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400273320339
2ndA502118137217
3rdA41112130321
4thA4200110124015
5thA501109121120
6thA409510004
7thA5038492115
8thA401717708
9thB510414206
10thA5200394125
11thA5374107
12thB509354407
13thA5202314216
14thB518313505
15thB517252513
16thB511242913
17thA4201192306
18thB507192102
19thB525101200
20thB5028800

Towns in Camden: crashes in 1982

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,623.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 1982

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 1982: 533.

Latest crashes in Camden in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years