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City of London road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1980, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979 (419), and casualties fell from 481.

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

Collisions in 1980
420
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
473
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1980

0.7% of collisions in the City of London in 1980 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4611%
  • Slight37188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight41989%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1980 is highlighted, with 420, level with 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 420
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (19%)
  • Tuesday80 (19%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday85 (20%)
  • Saturday26 (6.2%)
  • Sunday24 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (9.5%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.6%)
  • February28 (6.7%)
  • March47 (11%)
  • April24 (5.7%)
  • May26 (6.2%)
  • June42 (10%)
  • July37 (8.8%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September37 (8.8%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November27 (6.4%)
  • December30 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other35 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (71%)
  • Wet or damp118 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph413 (98%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian220 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (18%)
  • Car occupant70 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2081 (17%)
  • 21 to 2585 (18%)
  • 26 to 3586 (18%)
  • 36 to 4597 (21%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.9%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian220 (47%)
  • Driver or rider158 (33%)
  • Passenger95 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (40%)
  • Motorcycle135 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (11%)
  • Bus or coach61 (10%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.2%)
  • Minibus7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in the City of London

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the City of London ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1980.

Collisions
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1980

The A4 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1980: 55, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4556815
2ndA10444717
3rdA40384203
4thA3211283405
5thA11262904
6thA201192402
7thA1211171803
8thA3152212
9thB132151702
10thA1212131301
11thA1121202
12thA501111100
13thA30091101
14thA1008901
15thA12108901
16thA12137901
17thB1317800
18thB1304400
19thB5014400
20thA42083300

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1980

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1980: 315.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1980

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1980: 47.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1980, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years