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Haringey road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,183 road traffic collisions in Haringey in 1979, and 1,449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 45,117 collisions in Haringey.

Collisions in 1979
1,183
Casualties in 1979
1,449
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Haringey in 1979

1.2% of collisions in Haringey in 1979 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 13% in Haringey from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious17715%
  • Slight99284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious19714%
  • Slight1,23885%

Haringey road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Haringey, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,251 in 2000. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,183.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025658738
2024766857
20239721,106
2022889968
2021864969
2020751841
20198491,020
20188561,017
20179901,262
20168511,061
20158811,092
20148981,100
2013766918
2012749890
2011739915
2010797984
2009756929
2008624743
2007643789
2006722885
2005708806
2004854997
20039981,201
20021,0161,212
20011,1381,352
20001,2511,482
19999851,136
19981,0591,245
19979951,154
19969281,054
19951,0851,197
19941,0681,206
19931,1301,281
19921,0601,221
19911,1401,290
19901,1891,378
19891,1881,397
19881,0981,291
19871,0961,253
19861,0741,281
19851,1061,320
19841,1291,297
19831,1231,358
19821,1901,460
19811,1551,395
19801,1501,432
19791,1831,449

When and where crashes happen in Haringey in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (14%)
  • Tuesday152 (13%)
  • Wednesday160 (14%)
  • Thursday163 (14%)
  • Friday201 (17%)
  • Saturday189 (16%)
  • Sunday150 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59163 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59281 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59150 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (5.7%)
  • February69 (5.8%)
  • March119 (10%)
  • April93 (7.9%)
  • May112 (9.5%)
  • June102 (8.6%)
  • July106 (9%)
  • August83 (7%)
  • September96 (8.1%)
  • October120 (10%)
  • November110 (9.3%)
  • December106 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight810 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit371 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds211 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other949 (80%)

Road surface

  • Dry778 (66%)
  • Wet or damp372 (31%)
  • Snow33 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,168 (99%)
  • 40 mph15 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road68 (5.7%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded809 (68%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Haringey in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant558 (39%)
  • Pedestrian438 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist210 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant109 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist70 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant53 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10110 (7.6%)
  • 11 to 15103 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20240 (17%)
  • 21 to 25191 (13%)
  • 26 to 35210 (14%)
  • 36 to 45132 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 55115 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65120 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.8%)
  • Over 7536 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded104 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider626 (43%)
  • Pedestrian438 (30%)
  • Passenger385 (27%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,270 (65%)
  • Motorcycle223 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes164 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach131 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (3%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Haringey ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Haringey had the 53rd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Haringey with the most crashes in 1979

The A105 had the most collisions in Haringey in 1979: 148, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Haringey, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA105148176219
2ndA504114130016
3rdA10110139418
4thA109109150115
5thA5035469112
6thA1010465307
7thA1034552111
8thA1201445429
9thB5504350012
10thB519324103
11thB138262803
12thA1242904
13thB152202203
14thA1080172002
15thB106161903
16thB137162502
17thB153141503
18thB155131701
19thB151121601
20thB5405900

Latest crashes in Haringey in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Haringey in 1979, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1979.

Severity

Haringey road accidents in other years