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Camden road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,728 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1988, and 1,941 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 255 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (1,639), and casualties rose from 1,852.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,728
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,941
Up 5% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
255
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1988

0.5% of collisions in Camden in 1988 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious25515%
  • Slight1,46485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious26714%
  • Slight1,66586%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,728, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 1,728
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday284 (16%)
  • Tuesday255 (15%)
  • Wednesday269 (16%)
  • Thursday259 (15%)
  • Friday336 (19%)
  • Saturday189 (11%)
  • Sunday136 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5986 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59166 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59284 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59320 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59387 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59253 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59203 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January124 (7.2%)
  • February139 (8%)
  • March137 (7.9%)
  • April144 (8.3%)
  • May166 (9.6%)
  • June131 (7.6%)
  • July169 (9.8%)
  • August151 (8.7%)
  • September151 (8.7%)
  • October130 (7.5%)
  • November161 (9.3%)
  • December125 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,219 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit502 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,512 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,392 (81%)
  • Wet or damp333 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,728 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,248 (72%)
  • One way street or slip road284 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway189 (11%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian649 (33%)
  • Car occupant493 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist417 (21%)
  • Cyclist186 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant96 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant49 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant39 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1064 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1564 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20252 (13%)
  • 21 to 25384 (20%)
  • 26 to 35453 (23%)
  • 36 to 45219 (11%)
  • 46 to 55115 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 65105 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7561 (3.1%)
  • Over 7552 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded141 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider961 (50%)
  • Pedestrian649 (33%)
  • Passenger331 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,567 (56%)
  • Motorcycle499 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes219 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle191 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach139 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car105 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle19 (0.7%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 19th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
19th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1988

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1988: 199, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400199226027
2ndA501103119112
3rdA41101114116
4thA50298110114
5thA42008692010
6thA5037985012
7thA401737709
8thA407079013
9thA56167010
10thB510485407
11thB522464905
12thB518424915
13thB5093845012
14thA4201313603
15thA52003135111
16thB513263005
17thA5202252803
18thB517161612
19thB511151504
20thB521131403

Towns in Camden: crashes in 1988

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,604.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 1988

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 1988: 487.

Latest crashes in Camden in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1988, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years