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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,112 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1979, and 1,301 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 38,523 collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham.

Collisions in 1979
1,112
Casualties in 1979
1,301
Fatal collisions
17
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1979

1.5% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1979 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious19117%
  • Slight90481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.3%
  • Serious21316%
  • Slight1,07182%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,112.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025535589
2024541588
2023585638
2022562638
2021617672
2020554599
2019702783
2018706787
2017673758
2016646738
2015614690
2014681763
2013599678
2012638725
2011670772
2010604690
2009637722
2008591675
2007677765
2006646724
2005730839
2004764874
2003792908
2002798906
20018981,026
20009261,062
19999551,078
1998880986
19979431,107
19961,0661,201
19959071,022
19949471,082
19939331,048
19929841,120
19911,0041,128
19901,0961,233
19891,0561,208
19881,0071,153
19879571,109
19861,0261,166
19859401,047
19841,0441,161
19831,0611,196
19821,1291,319
19819991,155
19801,0911,264
19791,1121,301

When and where crashes happen in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (16%)
  • Tuesday157 (14%)
  • Wednesday158 (14%)
  • Thursday140 (13%)
  • Friday187 (17%)
  • Saturday169 (15%)
  • Sunday128 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59198 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59168 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.2%)
  • February73 (6.6%)
  • March91 (8.2%)
  • April80 (7.2%)
  • May90 (8.1%)
  • June95 (8.5%)
  • July90 (8.1%)
  • August98 (8.8%)
  • September98 (8.8%)
  • October96 (8.6%)
  • November104 (9.4%)
  • December117 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight683 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit426 (38%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds164 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other927 (83%)

Road surface

  • Dry801 (72%)
  • Wet or damp275 (25%)
  • Snow36 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,028 (92%)
  • 40 mph61 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road111 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout54 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded569 (51%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (35%)
  • Pedestrian403 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (16%)
  • Cyclist115 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (5%)
  • Van occupant39 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1066 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1565 (5%)
  • 16 to 20206 (16%)
  • 21 to 25187 (14%)
  • 26 to 35250 (19%)
  • 36 to 45105 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 55101 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6582 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3%)
  • Over 7525 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded144 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider618 (48%)
  • Pedestrian403 (31%)
  • Passenger280 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,154 (63%)
  • Motorcycle233 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach98 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle31 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hammersmith and Fulham ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 64th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 1979

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1979: 195, including 4 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219195227435
2ndA40116138424
3rdA315727933
4thA46391111
5thA40206066114
6thA304565805
7thA4024652010
8thA3084556111
9thB317414302
10thA3218333812
11thA3219273002
12thA217262805
13thB408192704
14thM41141515
15thA306131303
16thA40(M)121503
17thA4047702
18thB3184401
19thA413401
20thB4093301

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1979, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years