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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 943 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1997, and 1,107 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1996 (1,066), and casualties fell from 1,201.

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

Collisions in 1997
943
Down 12% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,107
Down 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1997

0.6% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1997 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious13614%
  • Slight80185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious15214%
  • Slight94986%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 943, down 12% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (15%)
  • Tuesday155 (16%)
  • Wednesday150 (16%)
  • Thursday140 (15%)
  • Friday151 (16%)
  • Saturday127 (13%)
  • Sunday78 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59127 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59163 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59205 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (6.3%)
  • February65 (6.9%)
  • March74 (7.8%)
  • April76 (8.1%)
  • May73 (7.7%)
  • June103 (11%)
  • July76 (8.1%)
  • August94 (10%)
  • September67 (7.1%)
  • October101 (11%)
  • November90 (9.5%)
  • December65 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight644 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds779 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded37 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry750 (80%)
  • Wet or damp190 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph889 (94%)
  • 40 mph42 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway699 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road62 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (33%)
  • Pedestrian264 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (18%)
  • Cyclist165 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5%)
  • 16 to 2090 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 25148 (13%)
  • 26 to 35358 (32%)
  • 36 to 45130 (12%)
  • 46 to 5591 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6549 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.7%)
  • Over 7524 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded66 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider627 (57%)
  • Pedestrian264 (24%)
  • Passenger216 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,008 (63%)
  • Motorcycle225 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle167 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach70 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 78th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 1997

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1997: 160, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219160201119
2ndA3158610007
3rdA408497120
4thA4020587205
5thA4024955013
6thA308485007
7thA4476015
8thB317465109
9thA217404716
10thA304394415
11thA3218293305
12thB408182001
13thB318131412
14thA306111200
15thA3219101002
16thM4191000
17thB4124402
18thA40(M)3300
19thB4093300

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1997

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 883.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1997

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1997: 328.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years