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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,341 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1984, and 1,517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1983 (1,293), and casualties rose from 1,454.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,341
Up 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,517
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
19
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 1984

1.4% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1984 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious20515%
  • Slight1,11783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.3%
  • Serious21714%
  • Slight1,28184%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,341, up 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 1,341
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday192 (14%)
  • Tuesday195 (15%)
  • Wednesday219 (16%)
  • Thursday223 (17%)
  • Friday221 (16%)
  • Saturday176 (13%)
  • Sunday115 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5971 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59223 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59224 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59324 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59161 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (8.3%)
  • February94 (7%)
  • March106 (7.9%)
  • April114 (8.5%)
  • May125 (9.3%)
  • June127 (9.5%)
  • July110 (8.2%)
  • August113 (8.4%)
  • September106 (7.9%)
  • October103 (7.7%)
  • November121 (9%)
  • December111 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight927 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit414 (31%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,119 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds198 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,010 (75%)
  • Wet or damp326 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,316 (98%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,030 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway192 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road108 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian482 (32%)
  • Car occupant378 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist309 (20%)
  • Cyclist149 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant108 (7.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1533 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 20198 (13%)
  • 21 to 25316 (21%)
  • 26 to 35316 (21%)
  • 36 to 45190 (13%)
  • 46 to 55123 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6578 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7558 (3.8%)
  • Over 7548 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded94 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider720 (47%)
  • Pedestrian482 (32%)
  • Passenger315 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,215 (56%)
  • Motorcycle361 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle155 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach129 (6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car125 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes123 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 38th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 1984

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1984: 186, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4186211230
2ndA315114124213
3rdA3217108116018
4thA40107128323
5thA308849129
6thA3216678018
7thA32186568111
8thA32206067218
9thB450394206
10thA3212384526
11thB316293302
12thA4204222304
13thB325182006
14thB319171900
15thB412171805
16thB304141500
17thB415141607
18thA4206131301
19thA40(M)121800
20thA40491102

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1984

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,199.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1984

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 1984: 243.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1984, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years