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Hackney road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,136 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1991, and 1,325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1990 (1,358), and casualties fell from 1,560.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,136
Down 16% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,325
Down 15% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1991

0.4% of collisions in Hackney in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious18116%
  • Slight95184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious18914%
  • Slight1,13285%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,136, down 16% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 1,136
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (15%)
  • Tuesday192 (17%)
  • Wednesday148 (13%)
  • Thursday169 (15%)
  • Friday188 (17%)
  • Saturday147 (13%)
  • Sunday116 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59202 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (8.4%)
  • February68 (6%)
  • March97 (8.5%)
  • April99 (8.7%)
  • May110 (9.7%)
  • June107 (9.4%)
  • July107 (9.4%)
  • August114 (10%)
  • September94 (8.3%)
  • October71 (6.3%)
  • November89 (7.8%)
  • December85 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight837 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit299 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,001 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry937 (82%)
  • Wet or damp185 (16%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,124 (99%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway970 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant524 (40%)
  • Pedestrian328 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist183 (14%)
  • Cyclist144 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant106 (8%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1069 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1568 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20119 (9%)
  • 21 to 25216 (16%)
  • 26 to 35371 (28%)
  • 36 to 45135 (10%)
  • 46 to 5576 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.9%)
  • Over 7542 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded80 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider651 (49%)
  • Passenger346 (26%)
  • Pedestrian328 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,340 (69%)
  • Motorcycle197 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach116 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 53rd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
65th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1991

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1991: 175, including 1 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10175209136
2ndA107171199033
3rdA104769105
4thA503636808
5thA105536107
6thA106445605
7thA1207242805
8thB108242903
9thA102233023
10thB113192003
11thA1200162002
12thB112161703
13thB104141401
14thA5201131402
15thB105101301
16thB11191100
17thA12028800
18thB1027801
19thA12084402
20thA102(M)3300

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 1991

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 1,037.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 1991

E8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 1991: 274.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years