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Camden road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,793 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1984, and 2,022 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 231 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1983 (1,768), and casualties rose from 2,008.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,793
Up 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
2,022
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
18
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
231
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1984

1% of collisions in Camden in 1984 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181%
  • Serious23113%
  • Slight1,54486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal180.9%
  • Serious23912%
  • Slight1,76587%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,793, up 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 1,793
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday273 (15%)
  • Tuesday275 (15%)
  • Wednesday321 (18%)
  • Thursday313 (17%)
  • Friday296 (17%)
  • Saturday176 (9.8%)
  • Sunday139 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5983 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59323 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59326 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59421 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59258 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59218 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January149 (8.3%)
  • February122 (6.8%)
  • March174 (9.7%)
  • April154 (8.6%)
  • May181 (10%)
  • June166 (9.3%)
  • July151 (8.4%)
  • August134 (7.5%)
  • September131 (7.3%)
  • October171 (9.5%)
  • November124 (6.9%)
  • December136 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,287 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit489 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,351 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds230 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded150 (8.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,359 (76%)
  • Wet or damp427 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,792 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,237 (69%)
  • One way street or slip road363 (20%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (7%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded63 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian647 (32%)
  • Car occupant528 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist427 (21%)
  • Cyclist194 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant143 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant33 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1063 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1574 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20277 (14%)
  • 21 to 25368 (18%)
  • 26 to 35383 (19%)
  • 36 to 45237 (12%)
  • 46 to 55136 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 65123 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7585 (4.2%)
  • Over 7556 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded194 (9.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider976 (48%)
  • Pedestrian647 (32%)
  • Passenger399 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,656 (57%)
  • Motorcycle511 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle199 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes175 (6%)
  • Bus or coach170 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car110 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle46 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Camden

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Camden ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 19th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1984

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1984: 212, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400212251026
2ndA41129152325
3rdA50111113007
4thA502109123110
5thA4099104216
6thA420091102012
7thA401717907
8thA56568312
9thA503627009
10thB5104041110
11thA5200394204
12thA4201354412
13thB509353515
14thB518323407
15thA5202313304
16thB522262800
17thB517252603
18thB513222411
19thB511182102
20thA201151602

Towns in Camden: crashes in 1984

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,652.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 1984

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 1984: 498.

Latest crashes in Camden in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1984, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years