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Ealing road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,740 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 1982, and 2,152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 308 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1981 (1,758), and casualties fell from 2,208.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,740
Down 1% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
2,152
Down 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
21
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
308
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1982

1.2% of collisions in Ealing in 1982 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal211.2%
  • Serious30818%
  • Slight1,41181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.1%
  • Serious33416%
  • Slight1,79583%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,740, down 1% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday217 (12%)
  • Tuesday262 (15%)
  • Wednesday240 (14%)
  • Thursday277 (16%)
  • Friday319 (18%)
  • Saturday243 (14%)
  • Sunday182 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59202 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59211 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59279 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59429 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59279 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59231 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (5.5%)
  • February98 (5.6%)
  • March151 (8.7%)
  • April149 (8.6%)
  • May136 (7.8%)
  • June159 (9.1%)
  • July160 (9.2%)
  • August141 (8.1%)
  • September169 (9.7%)
  • October160 (9.2%)
  • November161 (9.3%)
  • December161 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,164 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit531 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,333 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds269 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other49 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,214 (70%)
  • Wet or damp485 (28%)
  • Frost or ice25 (1.4%)
  • Snow15 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,380 (79%)
  • 40 mph261 (15%)
  • 50 mph49 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph46 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,286 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway283 (16%)
  • Roundabout52 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded72 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant962 (45%)
  • Pedestrian462 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist407 (19%)
  • Cyclist187 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant30 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 558 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10105 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 15115 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20395 (18%)
  • 21 to 25329 (15%)
  • 26 to 35400 (19%)
  • 36 to 45223 (10%)
  • 46 to 55156 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65125 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7585 (3.9%)
  • Over 7550 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded111 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,192 (55%)
  • Passenger498 (23%)
  • Pedestrian462 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,137 (69%)
  • Motorcycle434 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle190 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes135 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach95 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle20 (0.6%)
  • Minibus15 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Ealing

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ealing ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 22nd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1982

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1982: 344, including 1 fatal and 66 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020344412166
2ndA40213287840
3rdB455122152020
4thA40695126218
5thA412779108111
6thA3005687202
7thA3126279014
8thA4000475527
9thB452424707
10thA4090242905
11thA3002232713
12thB4491202203
13thA4005101113
14thB4096614
15thB4916703
16thA30014403
17thB4544501
18thB44923401
19thB4903301
20thA4552200

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 1982

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,566.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 1982

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 1982: 352.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years