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Hounslow road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,236 road traffic collisions in Hounslow in 1998, and 1,555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1997 (1,341), and casualties fell from 1,651.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 51,230 collisions in Hounslow.

Collisions in 1998
1,236
Down 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,555
Down 6% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Hounslow in 1998

0.7% of collisions in Hounslow in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 14% in Hounslow from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious19316%
  • Slight1,03484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious22815%
  • Slight1,31885%

Hounslow road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hounslow, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,708 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,236, down 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025697827
2024637757
2023668761
2022759922
2021651774
2020603697
2019754894
2018785956
20178641,088
20168771,057
20158421,006
20148931,063
2013753903
2012731898
2011788995
2010770975
2009725879
2008741930
2007743932
2006786997
20058291,056
20048911,102
20031,0201,278
20021,1031,375
20011,1951,531
20001,2221,506
19991,1041,347
19981,2361,555
19971,3411,651
19961,3021,605
19951,2581,512
19941,3121,605
19931,3221,651
19921,2221,501
19911,4171,704
19901,5471,875
19891,5331,893
19881,3771,723
19871,4081,779
19861,4951,856
19851,4411,814
19841,5931,927
19831,5031,802
19821,5391,917
19811,5712,069
19801,6742,123
19791,7082,192

When and where crashes happen in Hounslow in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday182 (15%)
  • Tuesday183 (15%)
  • Wednesday209 (17%)
  • Thursday183 (15%)
  • Friday220 (18%)
  • Saturday155 (13%)
  • Sunday104 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59182 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59212 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59249 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59228 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January107 (8.7%)
  • February76 (6.1%)
  • March92 (7.4%)
  • April91 (7.4%)
  • May103 (8.3%)
  • June108 (8.7%)
  • July116 (9.4%)
  • August104 (8.4%)
  • September112 (9.1%)
  • October111 (9%)
  • November118 (9.5%)
  • December98 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight866 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit300 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown67 (5.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds873 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1%)
  • Not recorded196 (16%)

Road surface

  • Dry920 (74%)
  • Wet or damp307 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph916 (74%)
  • 40 mph201 (16%)
  • 50 mph54 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph55 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway810 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway328 (27%)
  • Roundabout76 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Hounslow in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant911 (59%)
  • Pedestrian204 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (11%)
  • Cyclist137 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 541 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1055 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1574 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20176 (11%)
  • 21 to 25212 (14%)
  • 26 to 35446 (29%)
  • 36 to 45202 (13%)
  • 46 to 55149 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6554 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3%)
  • Over 7534 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded65 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider965 (62%)
  • Passenger386 (25%)
  • Pedestrian204 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,711 (74%)
  • Motorcycle175 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle139 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach94 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Hounslow in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Hounslow

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Hounslow ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Hounslow had the 39th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Hounslow with the most crashes in 1998

The A315 had the most collisions in Hounslow in 1998: 192, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Hounslow, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA315192225030
2ndA4155215425
3rdA312116147016
4thM46898111
5thA3166182115
6thA3006486015
7thA244364105
8thA3063324015
9thA314324304
10thA3005293202
11thA310233005
12thA30213013
13thA205182302
14thB454161900
15thA3002151602
16thB3618902
17thB4558801
18thA30047700
19thA4067801
20thB33777700

Towns in Hounslow: crashes in 1998

Hounslow itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,086.

Postcode districts in Hounslow: crashes in 1998

W4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Hounslow in 1998: 174.

Latest crashes in Hounslow in 1998

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

Severity

Hounslow road accidents in other years