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Ealing road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,631 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 1997, and 1,962 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 266 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1996 (1,607), and casualties rose from 1,958.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,631
Up 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,962
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
11
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
266
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Ealing in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious26616%
  • Slight1,35483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.6%
  • Serious29015%
  • Slight1,66185%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,631, up 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday234 (14%)
  • Tuesday267 (16%)
  • Wednesday238 (15%)
  • Thursday231 (14%)
  • Friday254 (16%)
  • Saturday228 (14%)
  • Sunday179 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59186 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59241 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59292 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59340 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59309 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59166 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January127 (7.8%)
  • February115 (7.1%)
  • March143 (8.8%)
  • April129 (7.9%)
  • May140 (8.6%)
  • June131 (8%)
  • July139 (8.5%)
  • August129 (7.9%)
  • September112 (6.9%)
  • October168 (10%)
  • November144 (8.8%)
  • December154 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,097 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit520 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,361 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds216 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist14 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,212 (74%)
  • Wet or damp405 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,341 (82%)
  • 40 mph183 (11%)
  • 50 mph34 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph69 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,231 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway303 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (3%)
  • Roundabout37 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,104 (56%)
  • Pedestrian357 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist226 (12%)
  • Cyclist154 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant48 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1064 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1590 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20190 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 25292 (15%)
  • 26 to 35544 (28%)
  • 36 to 45271 (14%)
  • 46 to 55173 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 65110 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7553 (2.7%)
  • Over 7545 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded102 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,163 (59%)
  • Passenger442 (23%)
  • Pedestrian357 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,261 (77%)
  • Motorcycle235 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes129 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach74 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 18th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1997

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1997: 337, including 3 fatal and 64 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020337390364
2ndA40230302342
3rdB455117129220
4thA4068310619
5thA3127997014
6thA40007387111
7thA41277092010
8thB452526006
9thA40903144010
10thA3005263005
11thB4492151601
12thA3002131601
13thB4491111200
14thB4917702
15thB3126801
16thB45461301
17thB4095600
18thB4903400
19thA40052200
20thB40232201

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 1997

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,452.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 1997

W5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 1997: 300.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years