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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,007 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1988, and 1,153 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 207 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (957), and casualties rose from 1,109.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,007
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,153
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
207
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1988

1.2% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious20721%
  • Slight78878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious22520%
  • Slight91679%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,007, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 1,007
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (15%)
  • Tuesday141 (14%)
  • Wednesday142 (14%)
  • Thursday162 (16%)
  • Friday171 (17%)
  • Saturday129 (13%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59231 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (8.2%)
  • February78 (7.7%)
  • March68 (6.8%)
  • April73 (7.2%)
  • May76 (7.5%)
  • June93 (9.2%)
  • July94 (9.3%)
  • August83 (8.2%)
  • September91 (9%)
  • October107 (11%)
  • November89 (8.8%)
  • December72 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight713 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds859 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry797 (79%)
  • Wet or damp207 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph927 (92%)
  • 40 mph41 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway727 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway140 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road105 (10%)
  • Roundabout34 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (32%)
  • Pedestrian311 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist210 (18%)
  • Cyclist141 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1556 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20115 (10%)
  • 21 to 25232 (20%)
  • 26 to 35256 (22%)
  • 36 to 45121 (10%)
  • 46 to 5583 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.5%)
  • Over 7530 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded77 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider611 (53%)
  • Pedestrian311 (27%)
  • Passenger231 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,052 (62%)
  • Motorcycle235 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle143 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach78 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Hammersmith and Fulham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hammersmith and Fulham ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 72nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 1988

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1988: 165, including 4 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219165204430
2ndA40101118018
3rdA31592102015
4thA47186318
5thA4020576408
6thA3085153016
7thB3174344112
8thA3044145011
9thA217374815
10thA402374207
11thA32183434110
12thA3219182011
13thB408182214
14thM41161801
15thA306101103
16thB3186700
17thB4092401
18thB4121400

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1988

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 895.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1988

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1988: 301.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1988, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years