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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,257 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1989, and 1,385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 257 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1988 (1,204), and casualties rose from 1,384.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,257
Up 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,385
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
8
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
257
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 1989

0.6% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious25720%
  • Slight99279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious27520%
  • Slight1,10280%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,257, up 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 1,257
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday194 (15%)
  • Tuesday204 (16%)
  • Wednesday196 (16%)
  • Thursday180 (14%)
  • Friday225 (18%)
  • Saturday153 (12%)
  • Sunday105 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59229 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59277 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (7.3%)
  • February88 (7%)
  • March82 (6.5%)
  • April102 (8.1%)
  • May108 (8.6%)
  • June122 (9.7%)
  • July123 (9.8%)
  • August109 (8.7%)
  • September109 (8.7%)
  • October128 (10%)
  • November110 (8.8%)
  • December84 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight935 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit317 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,088 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,049 (83%)
  • Wet or damp207 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,242 (99%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway881 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway237 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road133 (11%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian430 (31%)
  • Car occupant302 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist278 (20%)
  • Cyclist208 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 20165 (12%)
  • 21 to 25280 (20%)
  • 26 to 35333 (24%)
  • 36 to 45166 (12%)
  • 46 to 55105 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6563 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.9%)
  • Over 7535 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded115 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider702 (51%)
  • Pedestrian430 (31%)
  • Passenger253 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,155 (56%)
  • Motorcycle313 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle219 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach103 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car101 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 49th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 1989

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1989: 160, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4160189132
2ndA315113121017
3rdA40111122027
4thA32179295114
5thA3086972018
6thA3216586809
7thA32205557113
8thB4505459013
9thA3218505509
10thA3212485408
11thB316374314
12thA4204252706
13thB412242706
14thB304212107
15thB325171800
16thA4206131500
17thA40491015
18thB3198801
19thA30317902
20thA3047703

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1989

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,113.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1989

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 1989: 244.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years