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Islington road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,289 road traffic collisions in Islington in 1998, and 1,463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 209 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1997 (1,174), and casualties rose from 1,309.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,289
Up 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,463
Up 12% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
209
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Islington in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious20916%
  • Slight1,07383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious21915%
  • Slight1,23785%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,289, up 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 1,289
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday215 (17%)
  • Tuesday193 (15%)
  • Wednesday189 (15%)
  • Thursday217 (17%)
  • Friday223 (17%)
  • Saturday148 (11%)
  • Sunday104 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59204 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59202 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59291 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (6.8%)
  • February75 (5.8%)
  • March102 (7.9%)
  • April109 (8.5%)
  • May123 (9.5%)
  • June119 (9.2%)
  • July101 (7.8%)
  • August115 (8.9%)
  • September116 (9%)
  • October127 (9.9%)
  • November113 (8.8%)
  • December101 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight857 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit399 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,097 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,021 (79%)
  • Wet or damp267 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,286 (100%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,016 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road121 (9.4%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout31 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (29%)
  • Pedestrian370 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist306 (21%)
  • Cyclist226 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1037 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20111 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 25208 (14%)
  • 26 to 35479 (33%)
  • 36 to 45235 (16%)
  • 46 to 55106 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6572 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7541 (2.8%)
  • Over 7519 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded73 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider820 (56%)
  • Pedestrian370 (25%)
  • Passenger273 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,274 (58%)
  • Motorcycle341 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle228 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes134 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach97 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car55 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 34th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 1998

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 1998: 223, including 2 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1223239234
2ndA503119146218
3rdA501110125116
4thA10488113116
5thA1036775015
6thA5201587107
7thA52035767010
8thA12015561010
9thB515394715
10thA401313406
11thA1200212304
12thA400212203
13thA105182003
14thB501181802
15thA1199151605
16thA201141802
17thA5200141403
18thB519111201
19thB1445600
20thB5025501

Towns in Islington: crashes in 1998

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,149.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 1998

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 1998: 396.

Latest crashes in Islington in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years