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Ealing road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Collisions in 1980
1,696
Down 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
2,111
Down 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
25
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
221
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1980

1.5% of collisions in Ealing in 1980 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.5%
  • Serious22113%
  • Slight1,45085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal251.2%
  • Serious23311%
  • Slight1,85388%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,696, down 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday245 (14%)
  • Tuesday235 (14%)
  • Wednesday218 (13%)
  • Thursday268 (16%)
  • Friday282 (17%)
  • Saturday258 (15%)
  • Sunday190 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5989 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59199 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59196 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59279 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59415 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59252 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59236 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January137 (8.1%)
  • February127 (7.5%)
  • March135 (8%)
  • April142 (8.4%)
  • May132 (7.8%)
  • June143 (8.4%)
  • July156 (9.2%)
  • August121 (7.1%)
  • September156 (9.2%)
  • October159 (9.4%)
  • November134 (7.9%)
  • December154 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,124 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit565 (33%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds276 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1,417 (84%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,194 (70%)
  • Wet or damp480 (28%)
  • Snow22 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,395 (82%)
  • 40 mph240 (14%)
  • 50 mph42 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph18 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway367 (22%)
  • Dual carriageway227 (13%)
  • Roundabout48 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1,011 (60%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant959 (45%)
  • Pedestrian472 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist374 (18%)
  • Cyclist145 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant70 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 564 (3%)
  • 6 to 10134 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 15135 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20396 (19%)
  • 21 to 25315 (15%)
  • 26 to 35337 (16%)
  • 36 to 45188 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 55137 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 65126 (6%)
  • 66 to 7578 (3.7%)
  • Over 7541 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded160 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,116 (53%)
  • Passenger523 (25%)
  • Pedestrian472 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,999 (67%)
  • Motorcycle385 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes214 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach88 (3%)
  • Other vehicle70 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Ealing ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 20th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1980

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1980: 317, including 5 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020317391540
2ndA40181252517
3rdA4127102140110
4thB4558298114
5thA406759429
6thA3005637708
7thA312556607
8thA4000526127
9thA3001414517
10thB4523241110
11thA4090212702
12thB4491192302
13thA3002161802
14thB409101215
15thA400591000
16thB49091002
17thB44927901
18thB4915812
19thA4554400
20thB4543600

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1980, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years