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Hackney road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,388 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1982, and 1,646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 326 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1981 (1,302), and casualties rose from 1,520.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,388
Up 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,646
Up 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
326
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1982

0.4% of collisions in Hackney in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious32623%
  • Slight1,05776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.3%
  • Serious35622%
  • Slight1,28578%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,388, up 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday201 (14%)
  • Tuesday198 (14%)
  • Wednesday201 (14%)
  • Thursday188 (14%)
  • Friday260 (19%)
  • Saturday182 (13%)
  • Sunday158 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5970 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59225 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59242 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59355 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59146 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January96 (6.9%)
  • February110 (7.9%)
  • March101 (7.3%)
  • April110 (7.9%)
  • May118 (8.5%)
  • June124 (8.9%)
  • July108 (7.8%)
  • August126 (9.1%)
  • September101 (7.3%)
  • October130 (9.4%)
  • November147 (11%)
  • December117 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight969 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit353 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown60 (4.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,096 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other45 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,014 (73%)
  • Wet or damp349 (25%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1%)
  • Snow9 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,372 (99%)
  • 40 mph15 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,031 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway137 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road131 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout18 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded71 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (35%)
  • Pedestrian469 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist232 (14%)
  • Cyclist161 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant150 (9.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 10102 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1594 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20253 (15%)
  • 21 to 25224 (14%)
  • 26 to 35299 (18%)
  • 36 to 45165 (10%)
  • 46 to 55116 (7%)
  • 56 to 65117 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4.3%)
  • Over 7532 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded111 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider737 (45%)
  • Pedestrian469 (28%)
  • Passenger440 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,439 (63%)
  • Motorcycle259 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle165 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach160 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle60 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (1.5%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Hackney

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hackney ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 36th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
36th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
43rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
316th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1982

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1982: 264, including 1 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10264309135
2ndA107185216236
3rdA10499118021
4thA1066777018
5thA1055368115
6thA1025053017
7thA503344807
8thB1083140010
9thA12082530014
10thB104252707
11thA1200192506
12thA501192003
13thB112192306
14thA1207182205
15thB113162007
16thA1202151908
17thB105151601
18thB111151801
19thA5201141504
20thB102132001

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 1982

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,285.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 1982

E8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 1982: 318.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years