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Camden road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,754 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1986, and 2,007 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 284 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (1,716), and casualties rose from 1,908.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,754
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
2,007
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
22
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
284
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Camden in 1986 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal221.3%
  • Serious28416%
  • Slight1,44883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.1%
  • Serious29515%
  • Slight1,69084%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,754, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 1,754
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday263 (15%)
  • Tuesday278 (16%)
  • Wednesday285 (16%)
  • Thursday279 (16%)
  • Friday290 (17%)
  • Saturday191 (11%)
  • Sunday168 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59104 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (6.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59308 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59318 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59371 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59249 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59246 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January145 (8.3%)
  • February125 (7.1%)
  • March142 (8.1%)
  • April144 (8.2%)
  • May156 (8.9%)
  • June138 (7.9%)
  • July138 (7.9%)
  • August135 (7.7%)
  • September133 (7.6%)
  • October155 (8.8%)
  • November169 (9.6%)
  • December174 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,169 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit579 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,419 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds225 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded46 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,288 (73%)
  • Wet or damp444 (25%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,749 (100%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,275 (73%)
  • One way street or slip road267 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway177 (10%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded30 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian661 (33%)
  • Car occupant563 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist389 (19%)
  • Cyclist173 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant109 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant74 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant33 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1057 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1561 (3%)
  • 16 to 20251 (13%)
  • 21 to 25388 (19%)
  • 26 to 35431 (21%)
  • 36 to 45200 (10%)
  • 46 to 55139 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65111 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7586 (4.3%)
  • Over 7567 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded191 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider906 (45%)
  • Pedestrian661 (33%)
  • Passenger440 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,655 (59%)
  • Motorcycle463 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes198 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle181 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car147 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach135 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Camden

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Camden ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 16th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1986

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1986: 213, including 2 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400213237239
2ndA501133162123
3rdA502124137415
4thA41106124123
5thA40103120012
6thA42008799011
7thA5037185016
8thA4016371011
9thA5606414
10thA4201354509
11thB5093442210
12thA5202313902
13thB518313404
14thB510293212
15thB513293203
16thB522273015
17thB517212127
18thB511192203
19thA5200171801
20thA201121211

Towns in Camden: crashes in 1986

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,597.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 1986

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 1986: 517.

Latest crashes in Camden in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years