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Ealing road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,499 road traffic collisions in Ealing in 1998, and 1,817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (1,631), and casualties fell from 1,962.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,499
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,817
Down 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ealing in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Ealing in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.9% and 14% in Ealing from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.5%
  • Serious21915%
  • Slight1,27285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.4%
  • Serious23513%
  • Slight1,57487%

Ealing road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ealing, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,814 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,499, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday219 (15%)
  • Tuesday231 (15%)
  • Wednesday250 (17%)
  • Thursday195 (13%)
  • Friday237 (16%)
  • Saturday188 (13%)
  • Sunday179 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59178 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59217 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59245 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59339 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59281 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59152 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (7.5%)
  • February94 (6.3%)
  • March99 (6.6%)
  • April125 (8.3%)
  • May118 (7.9%)
  • June148 (9.9%)
  • July131 (8.7%)
  • August124 (8.3%)
  • September134 (8.9%)
  • October120 (8%)
  • November152 (10%)
  • December142 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,014 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit470 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,261 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds204 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,108 (74%)
  • Wet or damp382 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,236 (82%)
  • 40 mph218 (15%)
  • 50 mph32 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph11 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,130 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway252 (17%)
  • Roundabout65 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ealing in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant990 (54%)
  • Pedestrian326 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist216 (12%)
  • Cyclist132 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1074 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1584 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20166 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 25241 (13%)
  • 26 to 35493 (27%)
  • 36 to 45302 (17%)
  • 46 to 55144 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65108 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (2.1%)
  • Over 7532 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded86 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,046 (58%)
  • Passenger445 (24%)
  • Pedestrian326 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,081 (76%)
  • Motorcycle224 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle133 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes125 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach97 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ealing in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ealing had the 23rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Ealing with the most crashes in 1998

The A4020 had the most collisions in Ealing in 1998: 269, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ealing, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4020269317233
2ndA40187259127
3rdB455106121021
4thA40677107013
5thA412774104010
6thA3126779010
7thA4000566316
8thB452455607
9thA3005353913
10thA4090242704
11thA3002121603
12thB4491121306
13thB312101300
14thB44928901
15thB4908801
16thA40057901
17thB4917701
18thB4094501
19thB4542200
20thB40231101

Towns in Ealing: crashes in 1998

Ealing itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,361.

Postcode districts in Ealing: crashes in 1998

W3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ealing in 1998: 297.

Latest crashes in Ealing in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Ealing in 1998, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Ealing road accidents in other years