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City of London road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1986, and 441 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1985 (429), and casualties fell from 486.

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

Collisions in 1986
400
Down 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
441
Down 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1986

0.3% of collisions in the City of London in 1986 were fatal and 6.8% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious276.8%
  • Slight37293%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious276.1%
  • Slight41394%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1986 is highlighted, with 400, down 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 400
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (17%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (19%)
  • Thursday66 (17%)
  • Friday84 (21%)
  • Saturday19 (4.8%)
  • Sunday24 (6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (9%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.8%)
  • February33 (8.3%)
  • March19 (4.8%)
  • April35 (8.8%)
  • May34 (8.5%)
  • June28 (7%)
  • July40 (10%)
  • August36 (9%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October29 (7.2%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December26 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (72%)
  • Wet or damp107 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph397 (99%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (12%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian191 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (23%)
  • Car occupant61 (14%)
  • Cyclist47 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.2%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.5%)
  • 16 to 2054 (12%)
  • 21 to 25109 (25%)
  • 26 to 35113 (26%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.5%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Pedestrian191 (43%)
  • Driver or rider183 (41%)
  • Passenger67 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car246 (40%)
  • Motorcycle142 (23%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (8.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car53 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach40 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1986

Map of the last crash of 1986 in the City of London

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

  • 1 crash
  • Slight

How the City of London ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1986.

Collisions
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
345th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
346th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1986

The A4 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1986: 59, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4596705
2ndA40353602
3rdA10283504
4thA1211263101
5thA201252913
6thA3211192000
7thA11161800
8thB132152002
9thA1213141400
10thA100131402
11thA1212131400
12thA501131300
13thA1111300
14thA3111102
15thA3007800
16thB1005601
17thB1305500
18thA42083300
19thA12102201
20thA1211100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1986

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1986: 182.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1986

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1986: 25.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1986, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years