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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,056 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1989, and 1,208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 217 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (1,007), and casualties rose from 1,153.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,056
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,208
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
217
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious21721%
  • Slight82778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121%
  • Serious24220%
  • Slight95479%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,056, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (15%)
  • Tuesday148 (14%)
  • Wednesday154 (15%)
  • Thursday158 (15%)
  • Friday192 (18%)
  • Saturday147 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59164 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.6%)
  • February78 (7.4%)
  • March79 (7.5%)
  • April96 (9.1%)
  • May99 (9.4%)
  • June110 (10%)
  • July80 (7.6%)
  • August92 (8.7%)
  • September79 (7.5%)
  • October89 (8.4%)
  • November75 (7.1%)
  • December99 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight748 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit302 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds902 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry826 (78%)
  • Wet or damp229 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph976 (92%)
  • 40 mph51 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway754 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road107 (10%)
  • Roundabout31 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (29%)
  • Pedestrian337 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (17%)
  • Cyclist173 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3%)
  • 6 to 1050 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 20156 (13%)
  • 21 to 25223 (18%)
  • 26 to 35278 (23%)
  • 36 to 45125 (10%)
  • 46 to 5584 (7%)
  • 56 to 6572 (6%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.9%)
  • Over 7534 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded71 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider620 (51%)
  • Pedestrian337 (28%)
  • Passenger251 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,057 (60%)
  • Motorcycle225 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle176 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach88 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Hammersmith and Fulham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hammersmith and Fulham ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 70th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 1989

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1989: 164, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219164184129
2ndA40117135422
3rdA40208697113
4thA3158397010
5thA46998317
6thA402596619
7thA304525607
8thA3085059018
9thB3174849010
10thA3218364007
11thA217292905
12thB408212608
13thM41162103
14thA3219141512
15thA306131602
16thB3183300
17thA32202201
18thB4122200
19thB4091100

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1989

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 965.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1989

W12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1989: 355.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years