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Hackney road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,152 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1996, and 1,322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1995 (1,078), and casualties rose from 1,219.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,152
Up 7% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,322
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1996

0.4% of collisions in Hackney in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious20518%
  • Slight94282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious21917%
  • Slight1,09883%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,152, up 7% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 1,152
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (15%)
  • Tuesday153 (13%)
  • Wednesday166 (14%)
  • Thursday190 (16%)
  • Friday185 (16%)
  • Saturday162 (14%)
  • Sunday122 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5955 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59197 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59183 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (5.7%)
  • February83 (7.2%)
  • March98 (8.5%)
  • April87 (7.6%)
  • May95 (8.2%)
  • June103 (8.9%)
  • July100 (8.7%)
  • August75 (6.5%)
  • September102 (8.9%)
  • October136 (12%)
  • November116 (10%)
  • December91 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight794 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit336 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds970 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry916 (80%)
  • Wet or damp219 (19%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,126 (98%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway965 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road96 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant521 (39%)
  • Pedestrian336 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (13%)
  • Cyclist152 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant98 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1067 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1586 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2094 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 25163 (12%)
  • 26 to 35386 (29%)
  • 36 to 45174 (13%)
  • 46 to 55108 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.1%)
  • Over 7528 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded98 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider669 (51%)
  • Pedestrian336 (25%)
  • Passenger317 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,371 (69%)
  • Motorcycle182 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach114 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 48th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1996

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1996: 216, including 2 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10216250240
2ndA107177197124
3rdA1046371013
4thA5035463011
5thA105505416
6thA102414813
7thA106384907
8thB104242704
9thB108222709
10thB112222704
11thB113212603
12thA1207192105
13thA1200161900
14thA1202141600
15thA5201121402
16thA12088800
17thB1057901
18thB1116601
19thB1014400
20thB1024401

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 1996

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 1,062.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 1996

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 1996: 283.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years