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Camden road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,483 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1997, and 1,677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 242 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (1,532), and casualties fell from 1,700.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,483
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,677
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
13
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
242
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Camden in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious24216%
  • Slight1,22883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious25215%
  • Slight1,41284%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,483, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 1,483
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday201 (14%)
  • Tuesday224 (15%)
  • Wednesday246 (17%)
  • Thursday276 (19%)
  • Friday230 (16%)
  • Saturday162 (11%)
  • Sunday144 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5944 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59268 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59290 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59312 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (6.8%)
  • February97 (6.5%)
  • March137 (9.2%)
  • April141 (9.5%)
  • May128 (8.6%)
  • June122 (8.2%)
  • July122 (8.2%)
  • August110 (7.4%)
  • September116 (7.8%)
  • October161 (11%)
  • November134 (9%)
  • December114 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,025 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit413 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown42 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,221 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds170 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded65 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,149 (77%)
  • Wet or damp329 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,475 (99%)
  • 40 mph8 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,019 (69%)
  • One way street or slip road261 (18%)
  • Dual carriageway187 (13%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant494 (29%)
  • Pedestrian464 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist358 (21%)
  • Cyclist213 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1554 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20135 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 25261 (16%)
  • 26 to 35524 (31%)
  • 36 to 45260 (16%)
  • 46 to 55157 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6557 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7545 (2.7%)
  • Over 7539 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded96 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider925 (55%)
  • Pedestrian464 (28%)
  • Passenger288 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,425 (58%)
  • Motorcycle409 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle217 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes138 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach113 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car109 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 23rd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1997

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1997: 174, including 3 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400174193333
2ndA501112127319
3rdA50292109116
4thA418192014
5thA42007988111
6thA407484010
7thA5036988111
8thA401596307
9thA52005055010
10thA5384005
11thA5202364119
12thB510314006
13thB509303304
14thB518303402
15thB525212200
16thB517202203
17thA4201192404
18thA201181802
19thB511171703
20thA5201121303

Towns in Camden: crashes in 1997

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,369.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 1997

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 1997: 432.

Latest crashes in Camden in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1997, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years