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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,091 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1980, and 1,264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (1,112), and casualties fell from 1,301.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,091
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,264
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1980

1% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1980 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious14814%
  • Slight93285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious16413%
  • Slight1,08986%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,091, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday158 (14%)
  • Tuesday161 (15%)
  • Wednesday155 (14%)
  • Thursday178 (16%)
  • Friday186 (17%)
  • Saturday143 (13%)
  • Sunday110 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59178 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.3%)
  • February76 (7%)
  • March114 (10%)
  • April89 (8.2%)
  • May97 (8.9%)
  • June85 (7.8%)
  • July102 (9.3%)
  • August95 (8.7%)
  • September89 (8.2%)
  • October104 (9.5%)
  • November102 (9.3%)
  • December58 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight714 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit375 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds147 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other943 (86%)

Road surface

  • Dry851 (78%)
  • Wet or damp236 (22%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,014 (93%)
  • 40 mph54 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (25%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout73 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded566 (52%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian393 (31%)
  • Car occupant368 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (19%)
  • Cyclist130 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant41 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1562 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20188 (15%)
  • 21 to 25193 (15%)
  • 26 to 35212 (17%)
  • 36 to 45103 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5582 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7553 (4.2%)
  • Over 7547 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded155 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider588 (47%)
  • Pedestrian393 (31%)
  • Passenger283 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,075 (59%)
  • Motorcycle255 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes124 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach87 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle46 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hammersmith and Fulham ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 68th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 1980

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1980: 165, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219165180123
2ndA40116133221
3rdA47710039
4thA315718303
5thA304566119
6thB317525405
7thA308505307
8thA40205053110
9thA402465206
10thA217374924
11thA3218354006
12thB408243604
13thM41232912
14thA306222902
15thA3219181803
16thA4049900
17thA40(M)8901
18thB3186601
19thA3172200
20thB2172300

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years