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Ealing road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,743 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 1986, and 2,135 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 327 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (1,718), and casualties rose from 2,066.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,743
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
2,135
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
20
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
327
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1986

1.1% of collisions in Ealing in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.1%
  • Serious32719%
  • Slight1,39680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211%
  • Serious35216%
  • Slight1,76283%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,743, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday276 (16%)
  • Tuesday246 (14%)
  • Wednesday253 (15%)
  • Thursday238 (14%)
  • Friday293 (17%)
  • Saturday273 (16%)
  • Sunday164 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5992 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59206 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59254 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59304 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59384 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59282 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59199 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January135 (7.7%)
  • February111 (6.4%)
  • March133 (7.6%)
  • April141 (8.1%)
  • May152 (8.7%)
  • June135 (7.7%)
  • July151 (8.7%)
  • August142 (8.1%)
  • September157 (9%)
  • October165 (9.5%)
  • November165 (9.5%)
  • December156 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,198 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit545 (31%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,396 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds306 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,226 (70%)
  • Wet or damp490 (28%)
  • Frost or ice20 (1.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,432 (82%)
  • 40 mph230 (13%)
  • 50 mph41 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph38 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,389 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway262 (15%)
  • Roundabout47 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,036 (49%)
  • Pedestrian477 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist284 (13%)
  • Cyclist145 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant88 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10112 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 15106 (5%)
  • 16 to 20341 (16%)
  • 21 to 25321 (15%)
  • 26 to 35397 (19%)
  • 36 to 45245 (11%)
  • 46 to 55182 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 65118 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7567 (3.1%)
  • Over 7541 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded143 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,125 (53%)
  • Passenger533 (25%)
  • Pedestrian477 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,187 (73%)
  • Motorcycle299 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes212 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle146 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach85 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.3%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in Ealing

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ealing ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 19th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1986

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1986: 338, including 3 fatal and 60 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020338406360
2ndA40226291336
3rdA412799120322
4thA40698126221
5thB4558697116
6thA31281108120
7thA3005637207
8thA40006172013
9thB452374507
10thA3001252812
11thA4090192413
12thA3002152003
13thB490131405
14thB4491121703
15thB4492101402
16thA400561002
17thB4566803
18thB4094702
19thB4912200
20thB40231100

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 1986

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,543.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 1986

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 1986: 302.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years