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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 957 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1987, and 1,109 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 194 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (1,026), and casualties fell from 1,166.

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

Collisions in 1987
957
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,109
Down 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
12
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
194
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious19420%
  • Slight75178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious21119%
  • Slight88680%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 957, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (15%)
  • Tuesday127 (13%)
  • Wednesday148 (15%)
  • Thursday144 (15%)
  • Friday152 (16%)
  • Saturday143 (15%)
  • Sunday104 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5963 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59162 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (6.5%)
  • February78 (8.2%)
  • March79 (8.3%)
  • April71 (7.4%)
  • May85 (8.9%)
  • June72 (7.5%)
  • July68 (7.1%)
  • August84 (8.8%)
  • September102 (11%)
  • October86 (9%)
  • November89 (9.3%)
  • December81 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight626 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit331 (35%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds811 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry708 (74%)
  • Wet or damp241 (25%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph861 (90%)
  • 40 mph57 (6%)
  • 50 mph22 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway700 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road88 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant437 (39%)
  • Pedestrian317 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (14%)
  • Cyclist110 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant61 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20112 (10%)
  • 21 to 25208 (19%)
  • 26 to 35252 (23%)
  • 36 to 45126 (11%)
  • 46 to 5584 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6563 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.4%)
  • Over 7528 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded76 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (50%)
  • Pedestrian317 (29%)
  • Passenger240 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,060 (67%)
  • Motorcycle175 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach81 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Hammersmith and Fulham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hammersmith and Fulham ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 72nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 1987

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1987: 154, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219154174129
2ndA40110125222
3rdA476106418
4thA3157478117
5thA304474918
6thA402465119
7thA4020465517
8thA3218384205
9thB3173846010
10thA217303105
11thA308304106
12thM41212502
13thB408151805
14thA3219111404
15thA30691101
16thB3186602
17thB4125500
18thB4091100

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1987

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 863.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1987

W12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1987: 282.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years