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City of London road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1979, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,320 collisions in the City of London.

Collisions in 1979
419
Casualties in 1979
481
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
15% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1979

0.5% of collisions in the City of London in 1979 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight35384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight40684%

City of London road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in the City of London, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1979 is highlighted, with 419.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025214222
2024166184
2023174187
2022175188
2021147157
2020107115
2019282305
2018269296
2017313347
2016368405
2015344382
2014348390
2013308345
2012376423
2011355409
2010335380
2009300343
2008341379
2007341381
2006355389
2005311351
2004314343
2003294328
2002381425
2001423463
2000417458
1999470509
1998448485
1997461525
1996476526
1995387423
1994390441
1993341371
1992326357
1991411450
1990395428
1989434478
1988285323
1987330369
1986400441
1985429486
1984414457
1983405448
1982475525
1981446529
1980420473
1979419481

When and where crashes happen in the City of London in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (18%)
  • Wednesday81 (19%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday83 (20%)
  • Saturday24 (5.7%)
  • Sunday27 (6.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.6%)
  • February30 (7.2%)
  • March37 (8.8%)
  • April37 (8.8%)
  • May27 (6.4%)
  • June38 (9.1%)
  • July31 (7.4%)
  • August28 (6.7%)
  • September31 (7.4%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December37 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (60%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other85 (20%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (65%)
  • Wet or damp132 (32%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph405 (97%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (14%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded59 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian204 (42%)
  • Car occupant101 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (20%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 2081 (17%)
  • 21 to 2573 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (17%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6557 (12%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian204 (42%)
  • Driver or rider172 (36%)
  • Passenger105 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (45%)
  • Motorcycle145 (23%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (11%)
  • Bus or coach52 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1979

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1979 in the City of London

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the City of London ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1979.

Collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
342nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1979

The A4 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1979: 51, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4515406
2ndA10394105
3rdA40394809
4thA201303507
5thA11293205
6thA3211222605
7thA1210151603
8thA3151901
9thA1211131603
10thA1212131512
11thA501132004
12thB130121201
13thB132121302
14thA1213101001
15thA191401
16thB1318801
17thA1005501
18thA3004710
19thB1283300
20thB5012300

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1979

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1979: 219.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1979

N15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1979: 42.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1979, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1979.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years