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Camden road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,724 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1990, and 1,853 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 295 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (1,764), and casualties fell from 1,926.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,724
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,853
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
295
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1990

0.5% of collisions in Camden in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious29517%
  • Slight1,42082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious30416%
  • Slight1,54083%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,724, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 1,724
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday257 (15%)
  • Tuesday247 (14%)
  • Wednesday260 (15%)
  • Thursday281 (16%)
  • Friday339 (20%)
  • Saturday189 (11%)
  • Sunday151 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5979 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59306 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59353 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59368 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59273 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59189 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January133 (7.7%)
  • February143 (8.3%)
  • March157 (9.1%)
  • April138 (8%)
  • May158 (9.2%)
  • June143 (8.3%)
  • July145 (8.4%)
  • August153 (8.9%)
  • September141 (8.2%)
  • October154 (8.9%)
  • November147 (8.5%)
  • December112 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,318 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit404 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,497 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds165 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,438 (83%)
  • Wet or damp283 (16%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,716 (100%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,100 (64%)
  • One way street or slip road318 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway299 (17%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian556 (30%)
  • Car occupant496 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist398 (21%)
  • Cyclist231 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant36 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1048 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1555 (3%)
  • 16 to 20215 (12%)
  • 21 to 25404 (22%)
  • 26 to 35456 (25%)
  • 36 to 45205 (11%)
  • 46 to 55126 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6576 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3%)
  • Over 7550 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded142 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider976 (53%)
  • Pedestrian556 (30%)
  • Passenger321 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,604 (57%)
  • Motorcycle475 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle240 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes184 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach149 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car108 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 19th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1990

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1990: 179, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400179191134
2ndA501123136125
3rdA41114130219
4thA502104113018
5thA409699117
6thA42007479120
7thA5036377014
8thA401596109
9thB510444603
10thA5414208
11thA5200343415
12thB509343805
13thB518303002
14thA5202293702
15thB522242604
16thA4201232304
17thB513222307
18thB517202109
19thB511192003
20thA201141503

Towns in Camden: crashes in 1990

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,622.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 1990

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 1990: 494.

Latest crashes in Camden in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years