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Camden road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,764 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1989, and 1,926 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 267 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (1,728), and casualties fell from 1,941.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,764
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,926
Down 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
267
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1989

0.8% of collisions in Camden in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious26715%
  • Slight1,48384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.7%
  • Serious28215%
  • Slight1,63085%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,764, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 1,764
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday267 (15%)
  • Tuesday260 (15%)
  • Wednesday294 (17%)
  • Thursday289 (16%)
  • Friday314 (18%)
  • Saturday198 (11%)
  • Sunday142 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59163 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59311 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59330 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59389 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59263 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59196 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (6.1%)
  • February125 (7.1%)
  • March108 (6.1%)
  • April139 (7.9%)
  • May152 (8.6%)
  • June173 (9.8%)
  • July170 (9.6%)
  • August190 (11%)
  • September130 (7.4%)
  • October177 (10%)
  • November152 (8.6%)
  • December140 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,269 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit492 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,567 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,488 (84%)
  • Wet or damp272 (15%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,758 (100%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,221 (69%)
  • One way street or slip road288 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway248 (14%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian683 (35%)
  • Car occupant475 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist360 (19%)
  • Cyclist231 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant103 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant36 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1057 (3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 20246 (13%)
  • 21 to 25395 (21%)
  • 26 to 35433 (22%)
  • 36 to 45215 (11%)
  • 46 to 55124 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 65106 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7566 (3.4%)
  • Over 7550 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded153 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider931 (48%)
  • Pedestrian683 (35%)
  • Passenger312 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,513 (55%)
  • Motorcycle467 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle247 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes205 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach152 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car100 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 20th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1989

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1989: 203, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400203212121
2ndA501118128312
3rdA502105111016
4thA41103109020
5thA50388100019
6thA42008799115
7thA40798108
8thA4016769113
9thA5616616
10thB513495706
11thA5200404218
12thB510363807
13thB518353609
14thB509323719
15thA5202294003
16thB522252504
17thA4201232703
18thB517181803
19thB525161803
20thA5201151504

Towns in Camden: crashes in 1989

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,611.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 1989

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 1989: 526.

Latest crashes in Camden in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years