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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,293 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1983, and 1,454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (1,349), and casualties fell from 1,521.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,293
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,454
Down 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 1983

1% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1983 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious16713%
  • Slight1,11386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious17512%
  • Slight1,26687%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,293, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 1,293
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (13%)
  • Tuesday174 (13%)
  • Wednesday211 (16%)
  • Thursday207 (16%)
  • Friday232 (18%)
  • Saturday176 (14%)
  • Sunday121 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5977 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59224 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59236 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59275 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59161 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (7.2%)
  • February86 (6.7%)
  • March116 (9%)
  • April97 (7.5%)
  • May108 (8.4%)
  • June93 (7.2%)
  • July126 (9.7%)
  • August116 (9%)
  • September106 (8.2%)
  • October134 (10%)
  • November128 (9.9%)
  • December90 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight893 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit393 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,080 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,015 (78%)
  • Wet or damp269 (21%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,283 (99%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway998 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway173 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road111 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian460 (32%)
  • Car occupant400 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist286 (20%)
  • Cyclist167 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant43 (3%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1035 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20193 (13%)
  • 21 to 25287 (20%)
  • 26 to 35324 (22%)
  • 36 to 45183 (13%)
  • 46 to 55107 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6576 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7564 (4.4%)
  • Over 7542 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded75 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider705 (48%)
  • Pedestrian460 (32%)
  • Passenger289 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,308 (60%)
  • Motorcycle343 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle175 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach104 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car96 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Kensington and Chelsea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Kensington and Chelsea ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 40th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 1983

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1983: 172, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4172190323
2ndA31512513515
3rdA321798106012
4thA4096107018
5thA3087586113
6thA32166985010
7thA3218545912
8thB450516028
9thA32124862011
10thA32204759013
11thB316424415
12thA4204202102
13thB304171901
14thB412161603
15thB319141412
16thA3031111401
17thA304101001
18thB325101000
19thA40491203
20thB4159902

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1983

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,119.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1983

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 1983: 269.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1983, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years