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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,066 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1996, and 1,201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1995 (907), and casualties rose from 1,022.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,066
Up 18% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,201
Up 18% on 1995
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1996

0.2% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious15815%
  • Slight90685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious16914%
  • Slight1,03086%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,066, up 18% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 1,066
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday159 (15%)
  • Tuesday156 (15%)
  • Wednesday169 (16%)
  • Thursday174 (16%)
  • Friday192 (18%)
  • Saturday117 (11%)
  • Sunday99 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59156 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59227 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59124 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (8.6%)
  • February82 (7.7%)
  • March85 (8%)
  • April86 (8.1%)
  • May88 (8.3%)
  • June87 (8.2%)
  • July88 (8.3%)
  • August92 (8.6%)
  • September92 (8.6%)
  • October104 (9.8%)
  • November94 (8.8%)
  • December76 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight731 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit320 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds915 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry887 (83%)
  • Wet or damp170 (16%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,002 (94%)
  • 40 mph33 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph25 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway845 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout30 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (31%)
  • Pedestrian293 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist238 (20%)
  • Cyclist189 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1541 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2092 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 25183 (15%)
  • 26 to 35376 (31%)
  • 36 to 45171 (14%)
  • 46 to 5593 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6554 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.3%)
  • Over 7525 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded81 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider699 (58%)
  • Pedestrian293 (24%)
  • Passenger209 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,153 (63%)
  • Motorcycle259 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle197 (11%)
  • Bus or coach84 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Hammersmith and Fulham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hammersmith and Fulham ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 60th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 1996

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1996: 173, including 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219173194027
2ndA31597109016
3rdA308747608
4thA406879010
5thA4020657904
6thB3176368113
7thA304606806
8thA4607219
9thA4025764010
10thA3218313605
11thA217222404
12thB408222504
13thA40(M)171802
14thM41141500
15thA3219121305
16thA30691201
17thB31881000
18thA32203300
19thB4093501
20thA411100

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1996

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 972.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1996

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1996: 360.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years