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Hackney road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,305 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1980, and 1,514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1979 (1,401), and casualties fell from 1,650.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,305
Down 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,514
Down 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1980

1% of collisions in Hackney in 1980 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious18314%
  • Slight1,10985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious19213%
  • Slight1,30986%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,305, down 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (14%)
  • Tuesday196 (15%)
  • Wednesday193 (15%)
  • Thursday183 (14%)
  • Friday233 (18%)
  • Saturday182 (14%)
  • Sunday138 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59201 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59223 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59312 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59158 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January104 (8%)
  • February104 (8%)
  • March108 (8.3%)
  • April94 (7.2%)
  • May121 (9.3%)
  • June107 (8.2%)
  • July98 (7.5%)
  • August95 (7.3%)
  • September125 (9.6%)
  • October128 (9.8%)
  • November113 (8.7%)
  • December108 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight910 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit389 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds208 (16%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other1,090 (84%)

Road surface

  • Dry985 (75%)
  • Wet or damp310 (24%)
  • Snow10 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,291 (99%)
  • 40 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (32%)
  • One way street or slip road134 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (5%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded665 (51%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian510 (34%)
  • Car occupant480 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant151 (10%)
  • Cyclist92 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant52 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1094 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1591 (6%)
  • 16 to 20221 (15%)
  • 21 to 25187 (12%)
  • 26 to 35221 (15%)
  • 36 to 45137 (9%)
  • 46 to 5595 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 65114 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.6%)
  • Over 7535 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded210 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider616 (41%)
  • Pedestrian510 (34%)
  • Passenger388 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,295 (63%)
  • Motorcycle220 (11%)
  • Bus or coach176 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes167 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle36 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hackney ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 40th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1980

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1980: 230, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10230258229
2ndA107172203327
3rdA10488102113
4thA105617005
5thA106526508
6thA1024858010
7thA503385617
8thB104283201
9thA501232604
10thB102233003
11thB108182002
12thB113182111
13thB105171914
14thB112171815
15thA1200162402
16thA1202161803
17thA1207141601
18thA1208141706
19thB111131413
20thA5201111102

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1980, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Hackney road accidents in other years