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Hackney road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,401 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1979, and 1,650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 48,663 collisions in Hackney.

Collisions in 1979
1,401
Casualties in 1979
1,650
Fatal collisions
13
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1979

0.9% of collisions in Hackney in 1979 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious20515%
  • Slight1,18384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal140.8%
  • Serious21913%
  • Slight1,41786%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,401.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025714776
2024725794
2023768838
2022795867
2021907975
2020805888
2019862999
2018854984
20179461,091
20168991,016
2015857974
20148901,020
2013806890
2012878989
2011801872
2010777898
2009806922
2008830978
2007794937
2006751877
20058991,026
20048951,061
20031,0051,134
20021,0371,200
20011,2421,461
20001,2111,427
19991,2311,398
19981,1711,327
19971,1791,344
19961,1521,322
19951,0781,219
19941,1521,333
19931,1851,389
19921,1131,304
19911,1361,325
19901,3581,560
19891,3201,524
19881,2511,443
19871,1851,380
19861,1961,399
19851,1911,362
19841,2591,442
19831,3561,560
19821,3881,646
19811,3021,520
19801,3051,514
19791,4011,650

When and where crashes happen in Hackney in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (14%)
  • Tuesday204 (15%)
  • Wednesday203 (14%)
  • Thursday237 (17%)
  • Friday257 (18%)
  • Saturday170 (12%)
  • Sunday140 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59150 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59225 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59343 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59211 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59195 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January115 (8.2%)
  • February98 (7%)
  • March131 (9.4%)
  • April116 (8.3%)
  • May124 (8.9%)
  • June105 (7.5%)
  • July85 (6.1%)
  • August124 (8.9%)
  • September118 (8.4%)
  • October124 (8.9%)
  • November134 (9.6%)
  • December127 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight938 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit461 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds206 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds25 (1.8%)
  • Other1,170 (84%)

Road surface

  • Dry976 (70%)
  • Wet or damp368 (26%)
  • Snow57 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,395 (100%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road131 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout24 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded721 (51%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian564 (34%)
  • Car occupant514 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant189 (11%)
  • Cyclist82 (5%)
  • Van occupant51 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 559 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 10137 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 15108 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20219 (13%)
  • 21 to 25214 (13%)
  • 26 to 35247 (15%)
  • 36 to 45143 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 55143 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 65104 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7558 (3.5%)
  • Over 7538 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded180 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider627 (38%)
  • Pedestrian564 (34%)
  • Passenger459 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,361 (62%)
  • Motorcycle241 (11%)
  • Bus or coach199 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes151 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle42 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car24 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hackney ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 38th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
38th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1979

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1979: 296, including 4 fatal and 48 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10296338448
2ndA107202251334
3rdA10491109012
4thA1066171014
5thA102597029
6thA105566202
7thA5034461114
8thB104262900
9thB113262901
10thB105232602
11thB108233102
12thA501222202
13thA1200212214
14thB112202302
15thA1208182003
16thB102141504
17thA1202121503
18thA1207121401
19thB111111801
20thA5201101000

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1979, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years