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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 999 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1981, and 1,155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1980 (1,091), and casualties fell from 1,264.

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

Collisions in 1981
999
Down 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,155
Down 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1981

1.1% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1981 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious929.2%
  • Slight89690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious948.1%
  • Slight1,05091%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 999, down 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (13%)
  • Tuesday144 (14%)
  • Wednesday160 (16%)
  • Thursday168 (17%)
  • Friday162 (16%)
  • Saturday134 (13%)
  • Sunday99 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59147 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59147 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8.8%)
  • February86 (8.6%)
  • March89 (8.9%)
  • April90 (9%)
  • May76 (7.6%)
  • June93 (9.3%)
  • July92 (9.2%)
  • August89 (8.9%)
  • September88 (8.8%)
  • October80 (8%)
  • November79 (7.9%)
  • December49 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight672 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit324 (32%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds161 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other830 (83%)

Road surface

  • Dry737 (74%)
  • Wet or damp250 (25%)
  • Snow12 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph923 (92%)
  • 40 mph55 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (34%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout71 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded455 (46%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian366 (32%)
  • Car occupant340 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist206 (18%)
  • Cyclist115 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1060 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20166 (14%)
  • 21 to 25167 (14%)
  • 26 to 35223 (19%)
  • 36 to 4592 (8%)
  • 46 to 5574 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.8%)
  • Over 7524 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded135 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider554 (48%)
  • Pedestrian366 (32%)
  • Passenger235 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car998 (61%)
  • Motorcycle236 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach86 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Hammersmith and Fulham ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 75th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 1981

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1981: 157, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219157168212
2ndA40123147113
3rdA4739322
4thA315697603
5thA4020596204
6thA304434717
7thB317384313
8thA402364201
9thA308354005
10thA2173348011
11thA3218333704
12thA3219272903
13thB408151500
14thA40(M)111610
15thM41101100
16thA30691501
17thA4044401
18thB3184400
19thA3173300
20thB4092200

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1981, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years