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City of London road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1997, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1996 (476), and casualties fell from 526.

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

Collisions in 1997
461
Down 3% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
525
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
11% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1997

0.7% of collisions in the City of London in 1997 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5311%
  • Slight40588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6212%
  • Slight46088%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1997 is highlighted, with 461, down 3% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (18%)
  • Tuesday79 (17%)
  • Wednesday90 (20%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday93 (20%)
  • Saturday32 (6.9%)
  • Sunday23 (5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.6%)
  • February24 (5.2%)
  • March41 (8.9%)
  • April40 (8.7%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June43 (9.3%)
  • July34 (7.4%)
  • August35 (7.6%)
  • September49 (11%)
  • October45 (9.8%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December30 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (84%)
  • Wet or damp73 (16%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph460 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (13%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian160 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (24%)
  • Car occupant87 (17%)
  • Cyclist79 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.4%)
  • 16 to 2028 (5.3%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 35199 (38%)
  • 36 to 4569 (13%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (1%)
  • Over 752 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded77 (15%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (53%)
  • Pedestrian160 (30%)
  • Passenger88 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car270 (37%)
  • Motorcycle168 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (9.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car65 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach48 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1997.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1997

The A201 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1997: 44, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA201445107
2ndA3211375314
3rdA1211334005
4thA10324107
5thA40313402
6thA100253201
7thA1181802
8thA501171701
9thA1213141500
10thA3101202
11thA4101001
12thA117800
13thA42086601
14thA12104501
15thA3003300
16thB1002200
17thB5002300
18thA1211100
19thA2041101
20thA32001101

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1997

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1997: 357.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1997

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1997: 59.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1997.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years