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Hackney road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,179 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1997, and 1,344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (1,152), and casualties rose from 1,322.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,179
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,344
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Hackney in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious19917%
  • Slight97383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious21516%
  • Slight1,12283%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,179, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 1,179
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday177 (15%)
  • Tuesday173 (15%)
  • Wednesday195 (17%)
  • Thursday172 (15%)
  • Friday173 (15%)
  • Saturday154 (13%)
  • Sunday135 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59204 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59204 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59209 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (6.4%)
  • February77 (6.5%)
  • March99 (8.4%)
  • April96 (8.1%)
  • May118 (10%)
  • June123 (10%)
  • July122 (10%)
  • August99 (8.4%)
  • September98 (8.3%)
  • October99 (8.4%)
  • November101 (8.6%)
  • December72 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight862 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit307 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,004 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry932 (79%)
  • Wet or damp244 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,161 (98%)
  • 40 mph18 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway957 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road117 (9.9%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant515 (38%)
  • Pedestrian342 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (15%)
  • Cyclist165 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1080 (6%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5%)
  • 16 to 2092 (6.8%)
  • 21 to 25158 (12%)
  • 26 to 35400 (30%)
  • 36 to 45196 (15%)
  • 46 to 5593 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.8%)
  • Over 7527 (2%)
  • Not recorded88 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider714 (53%)
  • Pedestrian342 (25%)
  • Passenger288 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,366 (68%)
  • Motorcycle209 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle167 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach104 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 44th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1997

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1997: 236, including 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10236263028
2ndA107188216239
3rdA104647206
4thA1066174014
5thA5035968110
6thA105333608
7thA102263309
8thB108253215
9thB104191905
10thA1207181801
11thB105172405
12thB112162412
13thB113161902
14thA1200151713
15thB111131600
16thA5201121302
17thA1208111201
18thA1202101004
19thB1028901
20thB1017700

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 1997

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,110.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 1997

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 1997: 278.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years