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Islington road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,246 road traffic collisions in Islington in 1999, and 1,367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (1,289), and casualties fell from 1,463.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,246
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,367
Down 7% on 1998
Fatal collisions
9
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Islington in 1999

0.7% of collisions in Islington in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Islington from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious17214%
  • Slight1,06585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious18013%
  • Slight1,17886%

Islington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Islington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,422 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,246, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 1,246
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (14%)
  • Tuesday212 (17%)
  • Wednesday203 (16%)
  • Thursday200 (16%)
  • Friday221 (18%)
  • Saturday134 (11%)
  • Sunday104 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5941 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59158 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59208 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59230 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59252 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59125 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (8.7%)
  • February88 (7.1%)
  • March85 (6.8%)
  • April83 (6.7%)
  • May94 (7.5%)
  • June114 (9.1%)
  • July114 (9.1%)
  • August100 (8%)
  • September107 (8.6%)
  • October132 (11%)
  • November110 (8.8%)
  • December110 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight869 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit360 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,093 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,005 (81%)
  • Wet or damp234 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,245 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway962 (77%)
  • One way street or slip road120 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout32 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Islington in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (28%)
  • Pedestrian325 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist287 (21%)
  • Cyclist243 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant96 (7%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1556 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2099 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 25154 (11%)
  • 26 to 35455 (33%)
  • 36 to 45218 (16%)
  • 46 to 55112 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.3%)
  • Over 7526 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded79 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider795 (58%)
  • Pedestrian325 (24%)
  • Passenger247 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,168 (57%)
  • Motorcycle327 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle252 (12%)
  • Bus or coach117 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Islington in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Islington had the 35th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Islington with the most crashes in 1999

The A1 had the most collisions in Islington in 1999: 231, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Islington, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1231250232
2ndA503114132317
3rdA501107118012
4thA1046673013
5thA5201627006
6thA12015764010
7thA103556203
8thA5203454807
9thB515354405
10thA401303404
11thA400292906
12thA1200283203
13thA201282919
14thA105212512
15thA5200121200
16thA1199111203
17thB102111412
18thB501101101
19thB5027701
20thB1006600

Towns in Islington: crashes in 1999

Islington itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,071.

Postcode districts in Islington: crashes in 1999

N1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Islington in 1999: 372.

Latest crashes in Islington in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Islington in 1999, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Islington road accidents in other years