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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,095 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1991, and 1,241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1990 (1,227), and casualties fell from 1,388.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,095
Down 11% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,241
Down 11% on 1990
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 1991

0.6% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious15514%
  • Slight93385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious16513%
  • Slight1,06986%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,095, down 11% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 1,095
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday166 (15%)
  • Tuesday170 (16%)
  • Wednesday177 (16%)
  • Thursday168 (15%)
  • Friday191 (17%)
  • Saturday134 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (9.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59179 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59213 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8.3%)
  • February67 (6.1%)
  • March95 (8.7%)
  • April102 (9.3%)
  • May79 (7.2%)
  • June97 (8.9%)
  • July105 (9.6%)
  • August101 (9.2%)
  • September96 (8.8%)
  • October99 (9%)
  • November88 (8%)
  • December75 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight803 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit292 (27%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,009 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (5.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry975 (89%)
  • Wet or damp115 (11%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,088 (99%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway529 (48%)
  • Dual carriageway508 (46%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (29%)
  • Pedestrian336 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist221 (18%)
  • Cyclist184 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant57 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (2%)
  • 16 to 2092 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 25248 (20%)
  • 26 to 35337 (27%)
  • 36 to 45160 (13%)
  • 46 to 55101 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6560 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.5%)
  • Over 7518 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded121 (9.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider663 (53%)
  • Pedestrian336 (27%)
  • Passenger242 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,113 (59%)
  • Motorcycle246 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle184 (9.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car105 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach88 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 58th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
58th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 1991

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1991: 137, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4137168222
2ndA315115128113
3rdA322094109110
4thA32177887011
5thA407074112
6thB450526007
7thA3085155010
8thA3216486007
9thA3218485005
10thA32123945011
11thB412131401
12thA4204121400
13thB304121401
14thA4206101001
15thB325101110
16thB4159900
17thB3027811
18thB3167702
19thA40(M)6600
20thA3044400

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1991

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 986.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1991

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 1991: 194.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years