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Hackney road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,171 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1998, and 1,327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (1,179), and casualties fell from 1,344.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,171
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,327
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1998

0.8% of collisions in Hackney in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious16514%
  • Slight99785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious18114%
  • Slight1,13686%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,171, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 1,171
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (15%)
  • Tuesday164 (14%)
  • Wednesday186 (16%)
  • Thursday172 (15%)
  • Friday188 (16%)
  • Saturday164 (14%)
  • Sunday123 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59187 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59209 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59247 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (6.5%)
  • February80 (6.8%)
  • March93 (7.9%)
  • April90 (7.7%)
  • May106 (9.1%)
  • June109 (9.3%)
  • July103 (8.8%)
  • August102 (8.7%)
  • September118 (10%)
  • October110 (9.4%)
  • November108 (9.2%)
  • December76 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight803 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit340 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds978 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry913 (78%)
  • Wet or damp256 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,162 (99%)
  • 40 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway967 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road102 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant510 (38%)
  • Pedestrian316 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist207 (16%)
  • Cyclist170 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1063 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1555 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20101 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 25145 (11%)
  • 26 to 35408 (31%)
  • 36 to 45218 (16%)
  • 46 to 55109 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6558 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2%)
  • Over 7522 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded73 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider718 (54%)
  • Pedestrian316 (24%)
  • Passenger293 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,356 (67%)
  • Motorcycle225 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle170 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach110 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 46th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1998

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1998: 256, including 3 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10256287340
2ndA107159174125
3rdA1046274112
4thA503556705
5thA105495816
6thA106445515
7thB108222903
8thA102202504
9thA1202182101
10thA1207182004
11thB113181803
12thB112171903
13thA1200161701
14thA5201161700
15thB104151602
16thB105141903
17thB102111200
18thB111111100
19thA12089912
20thA102(M)4601

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 1998

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,080.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 1998

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 1998: 289.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years