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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,061 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1983, and 1,196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (1,129), and casualties fell from 1,319.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,061
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,196
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1983

1.2% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1983 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious10910%
  • Slight93989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious12110%
  • Slight1,06289%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,061, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 1,061
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (14%)
  • Tuesday145 (14%)
  • Wednesday171 (16%)
  • Thursday171 (16%)
  • Friday183 (17%)
  • Saturday136 (13%)
  • Sunday109 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59160 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59244 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.4%)
  • February68 (6.4%)
  • March91 (8.6%)
  • April94 (8.9%)
  • May95 (9%)
  • June110 (10%)
  • July84 (7.9%)
  • August69 (6.5%)
  • September103 (9.7%)
  • October90 (8.5%)
  • November81 (7.6%)
  • December97 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight730 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit316 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds891 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry832 (78%)
  • Wet or damp225 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph993 (94%)
  • 40 mph51 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway787 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road97 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout63 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian358 (30%)
  • Car occupant320 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist232 (19%)
  • Cyclist152 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant86 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2%)
  • 6 to 1052 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1566 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20178 (15%)
  • 21 to 25200 (17%)
  • 26 to 35234 (20%)
  • 36 to 45130 (11%)
  • 46 to 5595 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.3%)
  • Over 7533 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded68 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider578 (48%)
  • Pedestrian358 (30%)
  • Passenger260 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,034 (60%)
  • Motorcycle263 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach97 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2%)
  • Other vehicle28 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Hammersmith and Fulham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hammersmith and Fulham ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 63rd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
77th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 1983

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1983: 171, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219171193314
2ndA4011813507
3rdA315859009
4thA304657109
5thA46583614
6thA4020637116
7thA402616609
8thA308586108
9thB317404504
10thA3218385105
11thA217253503
12thB408252813
13thA306161800
14thA3219161802
15thM41101001
16thB3186601
17thB4091100
18thB4121100

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1983

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 974.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1983

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1983: 354.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1983, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years