Skip to main content
CrashStats

Islington road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,337 road traffic collisions in Islington in 1990, and 1,476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1989 (1,422), and casualties fell from 1,587.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,337
Down 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,476
Down 7% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 1990

0.9% of collisions in Islington in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious17413%
  • Slight1,15186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious18012%
  • Slight1,28487%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,337, down 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 1,337
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday191 (14%)
  • Tuesday196 (15%)
  • Wednesday220 (16%)
  • Thursday202 (15%)
  • Friday251 (19%)
  • Saturday135 (10%)
  • Sunday142 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59229 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59227 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59291 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59238 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January112 (8.4%)
  • February109 (8.2%)
  • March136 (10%)
  • April111 (8.3%)
  • May113 (8.5%)
  • June102 (7.6%)
  • July106 (7.9%)
  • August100 (7.5%)
  • September124 (9.3%)
  • October97 (7.3%)
  • November114 (8.5%)
  • December113 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight999 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit338 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,161 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,070 (80%)
  • Wet or damp264 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,337 (100%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,092 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road128 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (7%)
  • Roundabout21 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian451 (31%)
  • Car occupant386 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist288 (20%)
  • Cyclist191 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant91 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1070 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (4%)
  • 16 to 20156 (11%)
  • 21 to 25280 (19%)
  • 26 to 35372 (25%)
  • 36 to 45127 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5599 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6580 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.7%)
  • Over 7533 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded114 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider732 (50%)
  • Pedestrian451 (31%)
  • Passenger293 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,288 (58%)
  • Motorcycle332 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle196 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes180 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach113 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car50 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Islington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Islington ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 40th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 1990

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 1990: 259, including 1 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1259290135
2ndA1048589210
3rdA501808728
4thA5037783214
5thA12017583010
6thA5201647016
7thA5203434908
8thA103424313
9thA400353808
10thB515313603
11thB503303302
12thA401283110
13thA1200262803
14thB513212205
15thA105202414
16thA1199202301
17thB519171902
18thB501141602
19thA201131500
20thB110131503

Towns in Islington: crashes in 1990

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,144.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 1990

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 1990: 401.

Latest crashes in Islington in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years