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City of London road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1982, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1981 (446), and casualties fell from 529.

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

Collisions in 1982
475
Up 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
525
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1982

0.2% of collisions in the City of London in 1982 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious398.2%
  • Slight43592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious468.8%
  • Slight47891%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1982 is highlighted, with 475, up 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982: 475
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (20%)
  • Tuesday90 (19%)
  • Wednesday74 (16%)
  • Thursday83 (17%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday25 (5.3%)
  • Sunday30 (6.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (7.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.1%)
  • February26 (5.5%)
  • March43 (9.1%)
  • April38 (8%)
  • May35 (7.4%)
  • June37 (7.8%)
  • July52 (11%)
  • August32 (6.7%)
  • September47 (9.9%)
  • October43 (9.1%)
  • November56 (12%)
  • December37 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight386 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (71%)
  • Wet or damp134 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph470 (99%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road55 (12%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian210 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (25%)
  • Car occupant86 (16%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (6.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (1.1%)
  • 16 to 2079 (15%)
  • 21 to 25101 (19%)
  • 26 to 35127 (24%)
  • 36 to 4576 (14%)
  • 46 to 5575 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (42%)
  • Pedestrian210 (40%)
  • Passenger93 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (44%)
  • Motorcycle181 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach47 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1982

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1982 in the City of London

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the City of London ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 214 of them in 1982.

Collisions
215th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
345th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
346th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1982

The A4 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1982: 56, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4565907
2ndA10444602
3rdA40444901
4thA201394702
5thA11293203
6thA3211283614
7thA1212202103
8thB132192200
9thA501162103
10thA1213141402
11thA1131300
12thA100121200
13thA1211121401
14thA3111101
15thA1210101303
16thB1007800
17thB1286600
18thB1306600
19thB1316600
20thA42085601

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1982

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1982: 348.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1982

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1982: 41.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years