Skip to main content
CrashStats

City of London road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1990, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1989 (434), and casualties fell from 478.

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

Collisions in 1990
395
Down 9% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
428
Down 10% on 1989
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1990

0.5% of collisions in the City of London in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7519%
  • Slight31881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7718%
  • Slight34982%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1990 is highlighted, with 395, down 9% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 395
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (17%)
  • Tuesday80 (20%)
  • Wednesday67 (17%)
  • Thursday68 (17%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (5.8%)
  • Sunday15 (3.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (13%)
  • February40 (10%)
  • March35 (8.9%)
  • April31 (7.8%)
  • May40 (10%)
  • June23 (5.8%)
  • July34 (8.6%)
  • August24 (6.1%)
  • September22 (5.6%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November24 (6.1%)
  • December31 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (87%)
  • Wet or damp52 (13%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph395 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (35%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian150 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (23%)
  • Car occupant63 (15%)
  • Cyclist48 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2036 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2583 (19%)
  • 26 to 35115 (27%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4%)
  • 66 to 754 (0.9%)
  • Over 756 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded73 (17%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (49%)
  • Pedestrian150 (35%)
  • Passenger70 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (37%)
  • Motorcycle138 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car60 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach40 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in the City of London

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How the City of London ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1990.

Collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
337th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1990

The A4 and A40 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1990, with 41 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4414306
2ndA40414708
3rdA201383909
4thA1211313606
5thA3211272807
6thA10252607
7thA501242501
8thA11172102
9thB132172212
10thA122151605
11thA100131501
12thA1213131305
13thA1111201
14thA300111100
15thA37703
16thA42086601
17thB1286700
18thB1004401
19thB1304400
20thA12102202

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1990

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1990: 322.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1990

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1990: 55.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years