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Camden road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,429 road traffic collisions in Camden in 1998, and 1,592 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (1,483), and casualties fell from 1,677.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,429
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,592
Down 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Camden in 1998

0.3% of collisions in Camden in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Camden from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious21915%
  • Slight1,20584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious23014%
  • Slight1,35785%

Camden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Camden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,793 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,429, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 1,429
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday212 (15%)
  • Tuesday245 (17%)
  • Wednesday232 (16%)
  • Thursday216 (15%)
  • Friday219 (15%)
  • Saturday177 (12%)
  • Sunday128 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5931 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59244 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59263 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59331 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59217 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59141 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (6.4%)
  • February96 (6.7%)
  • March112 (7.8%)
  • April117 (8.2%)
  • May129 (9%)
  • June137 (9.6%)
  • July133 (9.3%)
  • August111 (7.8%)
  • September131 (9.2%)
  • October151 (11%)
  • November113 (7.9%)
  • December107 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight999 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit370 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown55 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,095 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds186 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded127 (8.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,124 (79%)
  • Wet or damp305 (21%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,426 (100%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway998 (70%)
  • One way street or slip road277 (19%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (10%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Camden in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant458 (29%)
  • Pedestrian415 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist352 (22%)
  • Cyclist242 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant34 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 20127 (8%)
  • 21 to 25194 (12%)
  • 26 to 35555 (35%)
  • 36 to 45247 (16%)
  • 46 to 55129 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6565 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.1%)
  • Over 7529 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded106 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider913 (57%)
  • Pedestrian415 (26%)
  • Passenger264 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,344 (56%)
  • Motorcycle410 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle248 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach119 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car106 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Camden in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Camden had the 26th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Camden with the most crashes in 1998

The A400 had the most collisions in Camden in 1998: 179, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Camden, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA400179206226
2ndA418798120
3rdA42008694015
4thA5028594015
5thA5017993012
6thA503637509
7thA406268015
8thA5535607
9thA401515804
10thA5200505306
11thA4201343905
12thA5202333601
13thB510313104
14thB509283106
15thB518262916
16thB511253003
17thB517182205
18thA201172002
19thB525171802
20thB502121201

Towns in Camden: crashes in 1998

Camden itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,317.

Postcode districts in Camden: crashes in 1998

NW1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Camden in 1998: 427.

Latest crashes in Camden in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Camden in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Camden road accidents in other years