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City of London road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in the City of London in 1999, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (448), and casualties rose from 485.

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

Collisions in 1999
470
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
509
Up 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
13% of collisions

Crash severity in the City of London in 1999

0.2% of collisions in the City of London in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.5% and 14% in the City of London from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight41087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight44788%

City of London road accidents by year

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

Collisions peaked at 476 in 1996. 1999 is highlighted, with 470, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 470
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday95 (20%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday95 (20%)
  • Friday100 (21%)
  • Saturday30 (6.4%)
  • Sunday16 (3.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.4%)
  • February37 (7.9%)
  • March34 (7.2%)
  • April51 (11%)
  • May39 (8.3%)
  • June48 (10%)
  • July66 (14%)
  • August35 (7.4%)
  • September31 (6.6%)
  • October33 (7%)
  • November28 (6%)
  • December33 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds420 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (91%)
  • Wet or damp41 (8.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph465 (99%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (14%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in the City of London in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian159 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (26%)
  • Cyclist90 (18%)
  • Car occupant69 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 152 (0.4%)
  • 16 to 2021 (4.1%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 35193 (38%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5552 (10%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.6%)
  • Over 752 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded78 (15%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (56%)
  • Pedestrian159 (31%)
  • Passenger66 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (32%)
  • Motorcycle182 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (13%)
  • Taxi or private hire car67 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (9%)
  • Bus or coach51 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for the City of London in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, the City of London had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1999.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in the City of London with the most crashes in 1999

The A10 had the most collisions in the City of London in 1999: 59, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in the City of London, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10596809
2ndA201515406
3rdA3211485514
4thA40363805
5thA1211262905
6thA501222503
7thA1151504
8thA49901
9thA10081002
10thA118900
11thA12105500
12thA35500
13thA3005501
14thB5012201
15thA42081100
16thB1001100
17thB4001100
18thB5001100
19thB5211100

Towns in the City of London: crashes in 1999

City and County of the City of London had the most collisions of any town in the City of London in 1999: 378.

Postcode districts in the City of London: crashes in 1999

EC2M had the most collisions of any postcode district in the City of London in 1999: 76.

Latest crashes in the City of London in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in the City of London in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1999.

Severity

City of London road accidents in other years