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Hackney road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,358 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1990, and 1,560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1989 (1,320), and casualties rose from 1,524.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,358
Up 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,560
Up 2% on 1989
Fatal collisions
3
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1990

0.2% of collisions in Hackney in 1990 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious15111%
  • Slight1,20489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious15710%
  • Slight1,40090%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,358, up 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (13%)
  • Tuesday181 (13%)
  • Wednesday184 (14%)
  • Thursday227 (17%)
  • Friday223 (16%)
  • Saturday193 (14%)
  • Sunday170 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5973 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59231 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59285 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59238 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59143 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January105 (7.7%)
  • February116 (8.5%)
  • March121 (8.9%)
  • April102 (7.5%)
  • May133 (9.8%)
  • June103 (7.6%)
  • July126 (9.3%)
  • August124 (9.1%)
  • September103 (7.6%)
  • October111 (8.2%)
  • November108 (8%)
  • December106 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,015 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit343 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,153 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds155 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,077 (79%)
  • Wet or damp276 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,326 (98%)
  • 40 mph30 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,091 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road96 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant582 (37%)
  • Pedestrian452 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (14%)
  • Cyclist143 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (6%)
  • Van occupant52 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3%)
  • 6 to 10114 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1576 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20162 (10%)
  • 21 to 25251 (16%)
  • 26 to 35382 (24%)
  • 36 to 45162 (10%)
  • 46 to 55103 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.6%)
  • Over 7536 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded91 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider715 (46%)
  • Pedestrian452 (29%)
  • Passenger393 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,489 (66%)
  • Motorcycle226 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes189 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle146 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach122 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Hackney

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hackney ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 36th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1990

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1990: 213, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10213234119
2ndA107177190125
3rdA104889709
4thA50381102011
5thA106668507
6thA1056174011
7thA102505805
8thA1207283205
9thA1200232503
10thB108232801
11thB112202200
12thB104192303
13thB113171702
14thA1202141900
15thB111141411
16thA5201121202
17thB105121603
18thA1208101000
19thB10291000
20thB1015500

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 1990

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,260.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 1990

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 1990: 316.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1990, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years