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City of London road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1991, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1990 (395), and casualties rose from 428.

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

Collisions in 1991
411
Up 4% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
450
Up 5% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
19% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1991

1% of collisions in the City of London in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7819%
  • Slight32980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8018%
  • Slight36681%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1991 is highlighted, with 411, up 4% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 411
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (18%)
  • Tuesday70 (17%)
  • Wednesday71 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (18%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday30 (7.3%)
  • Sunday21 (5.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8%)
  • February18 (4.4%)
  • March37 (9%)
  • April35 (8.5%)
  • May38 (9.2%)
  • June40 (9.7%)
  • July39 (9.5%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September39 (9.5%)
  • October33 (8%)
  • November27 (6.6%)
  • December31 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds370 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (85%)
  • Wet or damp58 (14%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph409 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway284 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian175 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (22%)
  • Car occupant70 (16%)
  • Cyclist54 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (6.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 2023 (5.1%)
  • 21 to 2569 (15%)
  • 26 to 35130 (29%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.8%)
  • Over 753 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded84 (19%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (44%)
  • Pedestrian175 (39%)
  • Passenger75 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (38%)
  • Motorcycle142 (23%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (9.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car55 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach51 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1991.

Collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
281st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1991

The A3211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1991: 37, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3211374129
2ndA40353704
3rdA2013437010
4thA10313814
5thA1211252905
6thA1141403
7thA501141403
8thA100131301
9thA3121403
10thA4111202
11thA3005500
12thA114401
13thB5003401
14thB5012200
15thA12131100
16thA32001100
17thA42081100
18thB1001100
19thB5211100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1991

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1991: 341.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1991

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1991: 43.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1991.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years