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Hackney road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,231 road traffic collisions in Hackney in 1999, and 1,398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 181 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (1,171), and casualties rose from 1,327.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,231
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,398
Up 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
181
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hackney in 1999

0.3% of collisions in Hackney in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 16% in Hackney from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious18115%
  • Slight1,04685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious19214%
  • Slight1,20286%

Hackney road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hackney, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,401 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,231, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 1,231
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (13%)
  • Tuesday190 (15%)
  • Wednesday206 (17%)
  • Thursday195 (16%)
  • Friday193 (16%)
  • Saturday156 (13%)
  • Sunday135 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59191 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59268 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59241 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (8%)
  • February92 (7.5%)
  • March112 (9.1%)
  • April115 (9.3%)
  • May96 (7.8%)
  • June113 (9.2%)
  • July104 (8.4%)
  • August115 (9.3%)
  • September101 (8.2%)
  • October108 (8.8%)
  • November103 (8.4%)
  • December74 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight892 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit317 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,051 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds158 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry991 (81%)
  • Wet or damp237 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,225 (100%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,051 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hackney in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant542 (39%)
  • Pedestrian320 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist244 (17%)
  • Cyclist159 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant88 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3%)
  • 6 to 1061 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1574 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20122 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 25156 (11%)
  • 26 to 35424 (30%)
  • 36 to 45216 (15%)
  • 46 to 55108 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6573 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.2%)
  • Over 7525 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded66 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider772 (55%)
  • Pedestrian320 (23%)
  • Passenger306 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,360 (65%)
  • Motorcycle264 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle163 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach121 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hackney in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hackney had the 38th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hackney with the most crashes in 1999

The A10 had the most collisions in Hackney in 1999: 260, including 1 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hackney, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10260295140
2ndA107163198120
3rdA104788207
4thA1054557111
5thA503445008
6thA106424809
7thA102373907
8thA1200252711
9thB108242505
10thB113242903
11thA1202232603
12thA5201202203
13thA1207192003
14thB112192804
15thB104181904
16thB111151903
17thA1208101302
18thB10591102
19thB1026702
20thA124400

Towns in Hackney: crashes in 1999

Hackney itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,150.

Postcode districts in Hackney: crashes in 1999

N16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hackney in 1999: 300.

Latest crashes in Hackney in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Hackney in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Hackney road accidents in other years