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Islington road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,317 road traffic collisions in Islington in 1979, and 1,570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,524 collisions in Islington.

Collisions in 1979
1,317
Casualties in 1979
1,570
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 1979

1% of collisions in Islington in 1979 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious19715%
  • Slight1,10784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious20813%
  • Slight1,34986%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,317.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025542590
2024552591
2023581628
2022640698
2021646702
2020542594
2019738795
2018769853
2017865961
2016771893
2015844974
2014851968
2013762860
2012790872
2011853985
2010745833
2009722811
2008591681
2007599667
2006647736
2005739815
2004817908
20031,0001,130
20021,1041,256
20011,2451,386
20001,2811,416
19991,2461,367
19981,2891,463
19971,1741,309
19961,1451,268
19951,1451,282
19941,0301,155
19931,1281,255
19921,2441,389
19911,1951,352
19901,3371,476
19891,4221,587
19881,2411,373
19871,2731,437
19861,2631,408
19851,2201,286
19841,3211,451
19831,3121,449
19821,3721,537
19811,2511,387
19801,3631,593
19791,3171,570

When and where crashes happen in Islington in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (14%)
  • Tuesday188 (14%)
  • Wednesday173 (13%)
  • Thursday207 (16%)
  • Friday245 (19%)
  • Saturday170 (13%)
  • Sunday154 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5987 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59182 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59213 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59309 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59206 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59181 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (8.2%)
  • February76 (5.8%)
  • March100 (7.6%)
  • April120 (9.1%)
  • May107 (8.1%)
  • June98 (7.4%)
  • July103 (7.8%)
  • August119 (9%)
  • September116 (8.8%)
  • October125 (9.5%)
  • November121 (9.2%)
  • December124 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight846 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit470 (36%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds191 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other1,106 (84%)

Road surface

  • Dry977 (74%)
  • Wet or damp316 (24%)
  • Snow24 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,317 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road148 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded775 (59%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian546 (35%)
  • Car occupant504 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist253 (16%)
  • Cyclist97 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant96 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant44 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1095 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6%)
  • 16 to 20210 (13%)
  • 21 to 25226 (14%)
  • 26 to 35260 (17%)
  • 36 to 45134 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 55124 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65119 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.3%)
  • Over 7544 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded176 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider660 (42%)
  • Pedestrian546 (35%)
  • Passenger364 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,232 (58%)
  • Motorcycle281 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes194 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach122 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle58 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Islington ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 43rd most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 1979

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 1979: 270, including 3 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1270310335
2ndA503113136116
3rdA104759029
4thA103697508
5thA12016776015
6thA501576915
7thA201475817
8thA5203424508
9thA12003235011
10thA5201323900
11thA400314017
12thA401303313
13thB515293800
14thB513253008
15thA105192906
16thB501172202
17thB519121707
18thA1199111501
19thB5029901
20thB1447800

Latest crashes in Islington in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 1979, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years