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Hackney road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,196 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1986, and 1,399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1985 (1,191), and casualties rose from 1,362.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,196
Level with 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,399
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1986

0.8% of collisions in Hackney in 1986 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious19116%
  • Slight99683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious20615%
  • Slight1,18485%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,196, level with 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (14%)
  • Tuesday177 (15%)
  • Wednesday194 (16%)
  • Thursday183 (15%)
  • Friday202 (17%)
  • Saturday157 (13%)
  • Sunday117 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5954 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59273 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (8.6%)
  • February67 (5.6%)
  • March85 (7.1%)
  • April105 (8.8%)
  • May103 (8.6%)
  • June89 (7.4%)
  • July115 (9.6%)
  • August109 (9.1%)
  • September96 (8%)
  • October113 (9.4%)
  • November103 (8.6%)
  • December108 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight861 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit333 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds953 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded20 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry898 (75%)
  • Wet or damp278 (23%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,174 (98%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway993 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road98 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant497 (36%)
  • Pedestrian422 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant145 (10%)
  • Cyclist110 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1086 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1577 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20148 (11%)
  • 21 to 25243 (17%)
  • 26 to 35268 (19%)
  • 36 to 45132 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 55111 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6593 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.2%)
  • Over 7545 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded96 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider605 (43%)
  • Pedestrian422 (30%)
  • Passenger372 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,270 (65%)
  • Motorcycle188 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach156 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes151 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 45th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
98th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1986

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1986: 207, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10207230124
2ndA107168192221
3rdA1047385012
4thA1055571112
5thA106516409
6thA503445618
7thA102394104
8thB104263203
9thB108263506
10thA1207213314
11thB113203503
12thB105182111
13thA5201171803
14thB112172305
15thA1200141601
16thB102141614
17thA1208121301
18thA1202111103
19thB111111103
20thA12053400

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 1986

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,075.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 1986

E8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 1986: 272.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1986, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years