Skip to main content
CrashStats

Ealing road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,814 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 1979, and 2,283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 269 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 60,823 collisions in Ealing.

Collisions in 1979
1,814
Casualties in 1979
2,283
Fatal collisions
29
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
269
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1979

1.6% of collisions in Ealing in 1979 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal291.6%
  • Serious26915%
  • Slight1,51684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal321.4%
  • Serious29813%
  • Slight1,95386%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,814.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025753844
2024763855
2023870962
20228901,035
20219111,061
2020822981
20199831,197
20189441,162
20171,0391,260
20161,0231,258
20151,0141,196
20141,0461,290
20139461,150
20129251,164
2011825984
20108691,053
20099021,079
20088141,000
20079151,148
20069871,230
20051,1081,318
20041,1711,411
20031,3861,703
20021,4931,847
20011,5871,936
20001,5351,901
19991,6121,983
19981,4991,817
19971,6311,962
19961,6071,958
19951,5101,842
19941,5841,920
19931,4021,633
19921,4781,777
19911,4641,750
19901,6311,935
19891,7122,068
19881,5651,892
19871,5451,865
19861,7432,135
19851,7182,066
19841,8012,181
19831,7922,148
19821,7402,152
19811,7582,208
19801,6962,111
19791,8142,283

When and where crashes happen in Ealing in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday256 (14%)
  • Tuesday244 (13%)
  • Wednesday262 (14%)
  • Thursday274 (15%)
  • Friday317 (17%)
  • Saturday260 (14%)
  • Sunday201 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59105 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5933 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59214 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59202 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59268 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59421 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59312 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59259 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January126 (6.9%)
  • February129 (7.1%)
  • March153 (8.4%)
  • April124 (6.8%)
  • May154 (8.5%)
  • June132 (7.3%)
  • July158 (8.7%)
  • August146 (8%)
  • September149 (8.2%)
  • October189 (10%)
  • November187 (10%)
  • December167 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,167 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit637 (35%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds273 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.5%)
  • Other1,493 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,206 (66%)
  • Wet or damp516 (28%)
  • Snow92 (5.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,450 (80%)
  • 40 mph261 (14%)
  • 50 mph54 (3%)
  • 70 mph49 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway286 (16%)
  • Roundabout40 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (2%)
  • Not recorded1,064 (59%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,059 (46%)
  • Pedestrian553 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist370 (16%)
  • Cyclist149 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant71 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 10132 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15133 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20400 (18%)
  • 21 to 25341 (15%)
  • 26 to 35382 (17%)
  • 36 to 45224 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55186 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 65150 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7577 (3.4%)
  • Over 7532 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded168 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,167 (51%)
  • Passenger563 (25%)
  • Pedestrian553 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,163 (68%)
  • Motorcycle383 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes220 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle96 (3%)
  • Bus or coach92 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Ealing ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 19th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
19th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
35th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1979

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1979: 313, including 3 fatal and 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020313348344
2ndA40192279927
3rdA4127104155621
4thA4069312637
5thB45592108015
6thA31283103215
7thA40006881013
8thA3005648416
9thB452374507
10thA3001364103
11thA3002293222
12thA4090283604
13thB4491172304
14thB490101001
15thB4917902
16thA40054902
17thB4544500
18thB4093301
19thB44922200
20thA10001101

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years