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Islington road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,263 road traffic collisions in Islington in 1986, and 1,408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 269 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (1,220), and casualties rose from 1,286.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,263
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,408
Up 9% on 1985
Fatal collisions
11
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
269
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 1986

0.9% of collisions in Islington in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious26921%
  • Slight98378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious27319%
  • Slight1,12380%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,263, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 1,263
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (15%)
  • Tuesday190 (15%)
  • Wednesday190 (15%)
  • Thursday200 (16%)
  • Friday226 (18%)
  • Saturday155 (12%)
  • Sunday108 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59216 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59209 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59299 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59191 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59147 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (9.2%)
  • February75 (5.9%)
  • March81 (6.4%)
  • April102 (8.1%)
  • May116 (9.2%)
  • June97 (7.7%)
  • July101 (8%)
  • August97 (7.7%)
  • September100 (7.9%)
  • October123 (9.7%)
  • November135 (11%)
  • December120 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight863 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit397 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,000 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds180 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded33 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry903 (71%)
  • Wet or damp341 (27%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,259 (100%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,092 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road116 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian471 (33%)
  • Car occupant364 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist277 (20%)
  • Cyclist162 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1059 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1560 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20185 (13%)
  • 21 to 25247 (18%)
  • 26 to 35274 (19%)
  • 36 to 45148 (11%)
  • 46 to 55112 (8%)
  • 56 to 6581 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.1%)
  • Over 7531 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded127 (9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider678 (48%)
  • Pedestrian471 (33%)
  • Passenger259 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,168 (58%)
  • Motorcycle310 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes181 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle164 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach100 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car37 (1.8%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 1986

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1986 in Islington

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Islington ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 40th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 1986

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 1986: 246, including 3 fatal and 56 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1246277356
2ndA10493103022
3rdA50191100018
4thA50387107215
5thA12015759012
6thA1034951012
7thA5201474905
8thA52034448012
9thB515374108
10thA4013132011
11thA400293206
12thA1200252807
13thA201223306
14thA105141804
15thB110131703
16thB513131603
17thB502111102
18thB519111102
19thB501101003
20thB10291102

Towns in Islington: crashes in 1986

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,088.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 1986

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 1986: 379.

Latest crashes in Islington in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years