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Islington road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,145 road traffic collisions in Islington in 1996, and 1,268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995, and casualties fell from 1,282.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,145
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,268
Down 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
15
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Islington in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious17315%
  • Slight95784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious19115%
  • Slight1,06284%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,145, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 1,145
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (15%)
  • Tuesday174 (15%)
  • Wednesday184 (16%)
  • Thursday181 (16%)
  • Friday194 (17%)
  • Saturday129 (11%)
  • Sunday111 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5940 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59192 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59186 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59244 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (7.6%)
  • February99 (8.6%)
  • March82 (7.2%)
  • April86 (7.5%)
  • May99 (8.6%)
  • June108 (9.4%)
  • July96 (8.4%)
  • August99 (8.6%)
  • September97 (8.5%)
  • October115 (10%)
  • November94 (8.2%)
  • December83 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight785 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit352 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,019 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry982 (86%)
  • Wet or damp152 (13%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,139 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway844 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway139 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road130 (11%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant389 (31%)
  • Pedestrian328 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist225 (18%)
  • Cyclist211 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant72 (5.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2091 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 25179 (14%)
  • 26 to 35433 (34%)
  • 36 to 45152 (12%)
  • 46 to 5593 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6571 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (2.6%)
  • Over 7530 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded78 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider693 (55%)
  • Pedestrian328 (26%)
  • Passenger247 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,175 (61%)
  • Motorcycle252 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle212 (11%)
  • Bus or coach107 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car44 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Islington

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Islington ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 50th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 1996

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 1996: 246, including 3 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1246264334
2ndA503124139420
3rdA501109134116
4thA1046368215
5thA5203586616
6thA1035660111
7thA1201565907
8thA5201424605
9thA201323501
10thA400262603
11thA401252501
12thA1200222501
13thB515222403
14thA5200121502
15thB501111101
16thA1199101213
17thB519101111
18thA10581002
19thB5026701
20thB1023500

Towns in Islington: crashes in 1996

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 1,018.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 1996

N7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 1996: 323.

Latest crashes in Islington in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 1996, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years