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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,349 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1982, and 1,521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1981 (1,313), and casualties rose from 1,519.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,349
Up 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,521
Level with 1981
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 1982

0.9% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1982 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious15812%
  • Slight1,17987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious16211%
  • Slight1,34789%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,349, up 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982: 1,349
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (12%)
  • Tuesday214 (16%)
  • Wednesday218 (16%)
  • Thursday233 (17%)
  • Friday251 (19%)
  • Saturday155 (11%)
  • Sunday115 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59218 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59313 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59209 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59181 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (4.6%)
  • February96 (7.1%)
  • March118 (8.7%)
  • April90 (6.7%)
  • May118 (8.7%)
  • June126 (9.3%)
  • July126 (9.3%)
  • August126 (9.3%)
  • September119 (8.8%)
  • October110 (8.2%)
  • November124 (9.2%)
  • December134 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight922 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit386 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,087 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds181 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,013 (75%)
  • Wet or damp323 (24%)
  • Snow7 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,342 (99%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,005 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road119 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded38 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian431 (28%)
  • Car occupant400 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist324 (21%)
  • Cyclist206 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant96 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1061 (4%)
  • 11 to 1563 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20238 (16%)
  • 21 to 25310 (20%)
  • 26 to 35334 (22%)
  • 36 to 45146 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55120 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6585 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7553 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded69 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider769 (51%)
  • Pedestrian431 (28%)
  • Passenger321 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,375 (60%)
  • Motorcycle358 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle217 (9.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car113 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach110 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Kensington and Chelsea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Kensington and Chelsea ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 40th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 1982

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1982: 155, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4155183219
2ndA31513514606
3rdA322010812649
4thA4098100118
5thA30895117110
6thA321794101010
7thA3218656718
8thB4506574012
9thA3216495601
10thA3212354202
11thB412202205
12thA4204141502
13thA4206101201
14thB319101401
15thA30491002
16thB3049900
17thB31091000
18thB41591001
19thB3258900
20thA4047702

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1982

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,194.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1982

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 1982: 242.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years