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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 940 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1985, and 1,047 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1984 (1,044), and casualties fell from 1,161.

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

Collisions in 1985
940
Down 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,047
Down 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
14
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1985

1.5% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1985 were fatal and 22% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious20322%
  • Slight72377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious21020%
  • Slight82379%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 940, down 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985: 940
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (12%)
  • Tuesday137 (15%)
  • Wednesday160 (17%)
  • Thursday149 (16%)
  • Friday150 (16%)
  • Saturday119 (13%)
  • Sunday108 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59149 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59213 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59163 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (6.4%)
  • February71 (7.6%)
  • March75 (8%)
  • April80 (8.5%)
  • May75 (8%)
  • June78 (8.3%)
  • July100 (11%)
  • August86 (9.1%)
  • September81 (8.6%)
  • October75 (8%)
  • November93 (9.9%)
  • December66 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight655 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit285 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds817 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry766 (81%)
  • Wet or damp161 (17%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph879 (94%)
  • 40 mph37 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway713 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road76 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout42 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian318 (30%)
  • Car occupant290 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist186 (18%)
  • Cyclist131 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1045 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5%)
  • 16 to 20138 (13%)
  • 21 to 25204 (19%)
  • 26 to 35209 (20%)
  • 36 to 4588 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5573 (7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7554 (5.2%)
  • Over 7528 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded81 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider541 (52%)
  • Pedestrian318 (30%)
  • Passenger188 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car945 (61%)
  • Motorcycle202 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle134 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach78 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.6%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Hammersmith and Fulham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hammersmith and Fulham ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 80th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 1985

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1985: 161, including 3 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219161178336
2ndA4087103214
3rdA3157781016
4thA47083417
5thA402576219
6thA4020485409
7thA304394615
8thA308393909
9thA3218353509
10thB317323309
11thA217242408
12thA306222202
13thB408192005
14thA3219182306
15thM41162412
16thB3183302
17thB4091100
18thB4121100

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1985

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 851.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1985

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1985: 283.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1985, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years