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Camden road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,639 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1987, and 1,852 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 339 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (1,754), and casualties fell from 2,007.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,639
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,852
Down 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
339
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1987

0.7% of collisions in Camden in 1987 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious33921%
  • Slight1,28879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.6%
  • Serious35719%
  • Slight1,48380%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,639, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 1,639
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday228 (14%)
  • Tuesday248 (15%)
  • Wednesday248 (15%)
  • Thursday286 (17%)
  • Friday284 (17%)
  • Saturday196 (12%)
  • Sunday149 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5989 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59295 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59328 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59358 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59216 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59193 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (6%)
  • February130 (7.9%)
  • March136 (8.3%)
  • April129 (7.9%)
  • May148 (9%)
  • June156 (9.5%)
  • July171 (10%)
  • August134 (8.2%)
  • September152 (9.3%)
  • October147 (9%)
  • November116 (7.1%)
  • December122 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,186 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit453 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,395 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,276 (78%)
  • Wet or damp351 (21%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,632 (100%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,191 (73%)
  • One way street or slip road275 (17%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (10%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian587 (32%)
  • Car occupant495 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist365 (20%)
  • Cyclist191 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant115 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant42 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1054 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1559 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20243 (13%)
  • 21 to 25401 (22%)
  • 26 to 35366 (20%)
  • 36 to 45199 (11%)
  • 46 to 55145 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 65112 (6%)
  • 66 to 7559 (3.2%)
  • Over 7537 (2%)
  • Not recorded146 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider894 (48%)
  • Pedestrian587 (32%)
  • Passenger371 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,499 (57%)
  • Motorcycle427 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes201 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle193 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach143 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car97 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Camden

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Camden ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 19th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1987

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1987: 181, including 1 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400181200149
2ndA41116142119
3rdA501109130224
4thA40100104117
5thA5028390021
6thA42006876110
7thA401636907
8thA56270018
9thA5035162114
10thB510424209
11thB518344606
12thA5202313404
13thB509313317
14thB513303306
15thA4201283107
16thB517283316
17thB522273006
18thB511171704
19thB519162001
20thB504151702

Towns in Camden: crashes in 1987

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,516.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 1987

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 1987: 445.

Latest crashes in Camden in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years