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Camden road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,532 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1996, and 1,700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 271 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (1,597), and casualties fell from 1,787.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,532
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,700
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
6
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
271
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1996

0.4% of collisions in Camden in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious27118%
  • Slight1,25582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious28217%
  • Slight1,41283%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,532, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 1,532
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday259 (17%)
  • Tuesday232 (15%)
  • Wednesday257 (17%)
  • Thursday240 (16%)
  • Friday243 (16%)
  • Saturday190 (12%)
  • Sunday111 (7.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5999 (6.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59270 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59282 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59314 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59232 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59156 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January119 (7.8%)
  • February128 (8.4%)
  • March145 (9.5%)
  • April109 (7.1%)
  • May124 (8.1%)
  • June127 (8.3%)
  • July130 (8.5%)
  • August126 (8.2%)
  • September112 (7.3%)
  • October144 (9.4%)
  • November151 (9.9%)
  • December117 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,061 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit424 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown34 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,314 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded37 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,259 (82%)
  • Wet or damp257 (17%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,524 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,107 (72%)
  • One way street or slip road251 (16%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (10%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian494 (29%)
  • Car occupant465 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist305 (18%)
  • Cyclist231 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant111 (6.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1045 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1550 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20108 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 25263 (15%)
  • 26 to 35545 (32%)
  • 36 to 45228 (13%)
  • 46 to 55156 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6580 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (2.5%)
  • Over 7540 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded133 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider885 (52%)
  • Pedestrian494 (29%)
  • Passenger321 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,397 (57%)
  • Motorcycle366 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle235 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach149 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car110 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 21st most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
30th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1996

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1996: 190, including 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400190206029
2ndA502125148122
3rdA501108125118
4thA41105114018
5thA420099106020
6thA5037174016
7thA406569014
8thA5200606509
9thA401495418
10thA54954111
11thB510333304
12thB509324316
13thA5202303907
14thB518262805
15thB511232405
16thA4201202402
17thB517191902
18thB506141401
19thB525131301
20thB504101301

Towns in Camden: crashes in 1996

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 1,428.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 1996

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 1996: 425.

Latest crashes in Camden in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years