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Ealing road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,607 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 1996, and 1,958 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 265 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1995 (1,510), and casualties rose from 1,842.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,607
Up 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,958
Up 6% on 1995
Fatal collisions
12
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
265
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1996

0.7% of collisions in Ealing in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.7%
  • Serious26516%
  • Slight1,33083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.6%
  • Serious33717%
  • Slight1,60982%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,607, up 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday248 (15%)
  • Tuesday227 (14%)
  • Wednesday236 (15%)
  • Thursday238 (15%)
  • Friday241 (15%)
  • Saturday231 (14%)
  • Sunday186 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59195 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59205 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59286 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59344 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59286 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59183 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January128 (8%)
  • February154 (9.6%)
  • March127 (7.9%)
  • April106 (6.6%)
  • May141 (8.8%)
  • June128 (8%)
  • July148 (9.2%)
  • August132 (8.2%)
  • September139 (8.6%)
  • October138 (8.6%)
  • November138 (8.6%)
  • December128 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,078 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit493 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,380 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,244 (77%)
  • Wet or damp336 (21%)
  • Snow14 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice13 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,310 (82%)
  • 40 mph172 (11%)
  • 50 mph50 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph72 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,212 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway297 (18%)
  • Roundabout51 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,137 (58%)
  • Pedestrian356 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (10%)
  • Cyclist160 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant45 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1067 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1589 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20184 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 25294 (15%)
  • 26 to 35560 (29%)
  • 36 to 45281 (14%)
  • 46 to 55172 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6590 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (2.1%)
  • Over 7540 (2%)
  • Not recorded99 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,158 (59%)
  • Passenger444 (23%)
  • Pedestrian356 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,254 (78%)
  • Motorcycle196 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle160 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes150 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach74 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 19th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1996

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1996: 313, including 57 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020313379057
2ndA40215281439
3rdB455122141114
4thA40687120112
5thA41277592113
6thA312708116
7thA40005970014
8thB4525568011
9thA3005445005
10thA4090385205
11thA3002181801
12thB4491121304
13thB454101301
14thB31281203
15thB44927800
16thB4907802
17thA40056801
18thB4913901
19thB40232200
20thB4092301

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 1996

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 1,434.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 1996

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 1996: 297.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years