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City of London road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1996, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 1995 (387), and casualties rose from 423.

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

Collisions in 1996
476
Up 23% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
526
Up 24% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
12% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1996

0.6% of collisions in the City of London in 1996 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5512%
  • Slight41888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight46288%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1996 is highlighted, with 476, up 23% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 476
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (20%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday99 (21%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday25 (5.3%)
  • Sunday27 (5.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.5%)
  • February34 (7.1%)
  • March39 (8.2%)
  • April34 (7.1%)
  • May44 (9.2%)
  • June40 (8.4%)
  • July41 (8.6%)
  • August38 (8%)
  • September59 (12%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November32 (6.7%)
  • December33 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (86%)
  • Wet or damp65 (14%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph472 (99%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (10%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist165 (31%)
  • Pedestrian142 (27%)
  • Car occupant94 (18%)
  • Cyclist81 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (4.8%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 35200 (38%)
  • 36 to 4575 (14%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.1%)
  • Over 753 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded71 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (59%)
  • Pedestrian142 (27%)
  • Passenger76 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (43%)
  • Motorcycle191 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car66 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach37 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1996.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1996

The A201 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1996: 40, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA201405106
2ndA40383807
3rdA3211374307
4thA1211364305
5thA100353804
6thA10232704
7thA1213212202
8thA501161711
9thA1141501
10thA1210111111
11thA4111101
12thA35500
13thA3005501
14thA114400
15thA42082200
16thB1002201
17thB5002200
18thA2001100
19thA2041100
20thA3211200

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1996

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1996: 382.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1996

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1996: 59.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years