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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,227 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1990, and 1,388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 200 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1989 (1,257), and casualties rose from 1,385.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,227
Down 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,388
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
200
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 1990

0.7% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious20016%
  • Slight1,01983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious22016%
  • Slight1,15984%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,227, down 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990: 1,227
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday202 (16%)
  • Tuesday202 (16%)
  • Wednesday173 (14%)
  • Thursday181 (15%)
  • Friday209 (17%)
  • Saturday171 (14%)
  • Sunday89 (7.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59220 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59216 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59284 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59191 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January86 (7%)
  • February97 (7.9%)
  • March117 (9.5%)
  • April118 (9.6%)
  • May103 (8.4%)
  • June107 (8.7%)
  • July88 (7.2%)
  • August104 (8.5%)
  • September106 (8.6%)
  • October117 (9.5%)
  • November101 (8.2%)
  • December83 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight916 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit310 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,082 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,035 (84%)
  • Wet or damp191 (16%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,216 (99%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway830 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway267 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road118 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian421 (30%)
  • Car occupant380 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist239 (17%)
  • Cyclist188 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant53 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 20143 (10%)
  • 21 to 25290 (21%)
  • 26 to 35338 (24%)
  • 36 to 45168 (12%)
  • 46 to 55113 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6567 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.3%)
  • Over 7535 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded113 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider705 (51%)
  • Pedestrian421 (30%)
  • Passenger262 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,181 (58%)
  • Motorcycle292 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle193 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes123 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car116 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach75 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 52nd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 1990

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1990: 166, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4166197127
2ndA315104115013
3rdA4092105218
4thA32178896013
5thA3087375012
6thA3216597008
7thA32205565010
8thB450505608
9thA3218455818
10thB316434409
11thA3212303916
12thB412232513
13thA4206181912
14thA4204141403
15thB319141403
16thB325111201
17thA304101102
18thB304101102
19thB30291004
20thA4044402

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1990

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,114.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1990

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 1990: 206.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years