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Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 880 road traffic collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1998, and 986 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 147 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1997 (943), and casualties fell from 1,107.

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

Collisions in 1998
880
Down 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
986
Down 11% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
147
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1998

0.7% of collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 15% in Hammersmith and Fulham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious14717%
  • Slight72783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious15616%
  • Slight82484%

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,129 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 880, down 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 880
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday137 (16%)
  • Tuesday125 (14%)
  • Wednesday141 (16%)
  • Thursday142 (16%)
  • Friday138 (16%)
  • Saturday115 (13%)
  • Sunday82 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59166 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59168 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (8.3%)
  • February66 (7.5%)
  • March69 (7.8%)
  • April65 (7.4%)
  • May88 (10%)
  • June76 (8.6%)
  • July66 (7.5%)
  • August82 (9.3%)
  • September82 (9.3%)
  • October70 (8%)
  • November77 (8.8%)
  • December66 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight596 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit252 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds740 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry702 (80%)
  • Wet or damp178 (20%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph838 (95%)
  • 40 mph38 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway683 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist255 (26%)
  • Pedestrian212 (22%)
  • Cyclist136 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant71 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2073 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 25140 (14%)
  • 26 to 35331 (34%)
  • 36 to 45149 (15%)
  • 46 to 5572 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6548 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3%)
  • Over 7518 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded48 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider587 (60%)
  • Pedestrian212 (22%)
  • Passenger187 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car882 (58%)
  • Motorcycle265 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach91 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hammersmith and Fulham in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hammersmith and Fulham had the 86th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hammersmith and Fulham with the most crashes in 1998

The A219 had the most collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1998: 141, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hammersmith and Fulham, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA219141162121
2ndA4091104219
3rdA315656808
4thA3046266011
5thA40205258012
6thB3174950010
7thA308455006
8thA402455005
9thA3218363908
10thA217323804
11thA4303927
12thB408202105
13thA306151702
14thA321991301
15thB31891001
16thB4093300
17thM412200
18thA32201100
19thA40(M)1100
20thB4121100

Towns in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1998

Hammersmith and Fulham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 817.

Postcode districts in Hammersmith and Fulham: crashes in 1998

SW6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1998: 339.

Latest crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Hammersmith and Fulham in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Hammersmith and Fulham road accidents in other years