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City of London road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1998, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (461), and casualties fell from 525.

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

Collisions in 1998
448
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
485
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
14% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1998

0.9% of collisions in the City of London in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6114%
  • Slight38385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight41786%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1998 is highlighted, with 448, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 448
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday83 (19%)
  • Thursday90 (20%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (7.6%)
  • Sunday22 (4.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.4%)
  • February29 (6.5%)
  • March41 (9.2%)
  • April27 (6%)
  • May39 (8.7%)
  • June38 (8.5%)
  • July52 (12%)
  • August41 (9.2%)
  • September37 (8.3%)
  • October39 (8.7%)
  • November35 (7.8%)
  • December46 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (7.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded40 (8.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (85%)
  • Wet or damp66 (15%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph443 (99%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road58 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian167 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (26%)
  • Cyclist82 (17%)
  • Car occupant49 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1%)
  • 11 to 154 (0.8%)
  • 16 to 2026 (5.4%)
  • 21 to 2576 (16%)
  • 26 to 35174 (36%)
  • 36 to 4585 (18%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 755 (1%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded48 (9.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (53%)
  • Pedestrian167 (34%)
  • Passenger61 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car217 (31%)
  • Motorcycle180 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car67 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach48 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1998.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1998

The A3211 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1998: 57, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA32115770311
2ndA10474909
3rdA201444708
4thA40313100
5thA1211263304
6thA501192003
7thA4151503
8thA1131303
9thA100121300
10thA11121302
11thA37901
12thA12106600
13thA3004401
14thB4002200
15thB5002200
16thB5012200
17thB5212200
18thA42081100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1998

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1998: 336.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1998

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1998: 70.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years