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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,388 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1980, and 1,575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1979 (1,440), and casualties fell from 1,691.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 42,732 collisions in Kensington and Chelsea.

Collisions in 1980
1,388
Down 4% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,575
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
6
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 1980

0.4% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1980 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious15411%
  • Slight1,22888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious16310%
  • Slight1,40689%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,388, down 4% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980: 1,388
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025565614
2024564617
2023640693
2022610664
2021613655
2020547611
2019705781
2018683750
2017698798
2016694771
2015632708
2014712790
2013656725
2012661732
2011715802
2010708792
2009668765
2008730829
2007693794
2006728813
2005772889
2004642741
2003728842
2002748896
2001857980
20001,0551,244
19991,0361,161
19981,0641,196
19971,0751,205
19969791,094
19951,0221,150
19941,0921,237
19931,0971,232
19921,0631,158
19911,0951,241
19901,2271,388
19891,2571,385
19881,2041,384
19871,0521,183
19861,1351,304
19851,1861,373
19841,3411,517
19831,2931,454
19821,3491,521
19811,3131,519
19801,3881,575
19791,4401,691

When and where crashes happen in Kensington and Chelsea in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday213 (15%)
  • Tuesday208 (15%)
  • Wednesday207 (15%)
  • Thursday209 (15%)
  • Friday243 (18%)
  • Saturday178 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5995 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59228 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59265 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59225 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59212 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January119 (8.6%)
  • February103 (7.4%)
  • March104 (7.5%)
  • April118 (8.5%)
  • May115 (8.3%)
  • June101 (7.3%)
  • July143 (10%)
  • August97 (7%)
  • September119 (8.6%)
  • October144 (10%)
  • November132 (9.5%)
  • December93 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight875 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit508 (37%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds231 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other1,153 (83%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,021 (74%)
  • Wet or damp361 (26%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,387 (100%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway506 (36%)
  • One way street or slip road136 (9.8%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (1%)
  • Not recorded645 (46%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian490 (31%)
  • Car occupant463 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist296 (19%)
  • Cyclist134 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant59 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1053 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1555 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20242 (15%)
  • 21 to 25284 (18%)
  • 26 to 35316 (20%)
  • 36 to 45126 (8%)
  • 46 to 55106 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6592 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7552 (3.3%)
  • Over 7527 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded196 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider723 (46%)
  • Pedestrian490 (31%)
  • Passenger362 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,414 (60%)
  • Motorcycle340 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle141 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car128 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach118 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle26 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Kensington and Chelsea ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 31st most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 1980

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1980: 190, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4190232314
2ndA315138155013
3rdA3220109125113
4thA30810111408
5thA4092100017
6thA3217879008
7thA32187683010
8thA3216616708
9thA3212394203
10thB450354003
11thA4204222401
12thA304202401
13thA4206202205
14thB415202401
15thB412192214
16thB325171904
17thB319121301
18thA3031111302
19thB304111100
20thB30281104

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1980, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years