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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 979 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1996, and 1,094 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1995 (1,022), and casualties fell from 1,150.

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

Collisions in 1996
979
Down 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,094
Down 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 1996

0.5% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1996 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious13113%
  • Slight84386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14013%
  • Slight94987%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 979, down 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 979
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (14%)
  • Tuesday165 (17%)
  • Wednesday151 (15%)
  • Thursday153 (16%)
  • Friday154 (16%)
  • Saturday118 (12%)
  • Sunday105 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59167 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59185 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59178 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (6.5%)
  • February71 (7.3%)
  • March74 (7.6%)
  • April72 (7.4%)
  • May76 (7.8%)
  • June78 (8%)
  • July94 (9.6%)
  • August92 (9.4%)
  • September99 (10%)
  • October97 (9.9%)
  • November94 (9.6%)
  • December68 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight676 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit299 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds864 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry819 (84%)
  • Wet or damp152 (16%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph973 (99%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway746 (76%)
  • One way street or slip road119 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (11%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (31%)
  • Pedestrian262 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist222 (20%)
  • Cyclist153 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2069 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 25191 (17%)
  • 26 to 35356 (33%)
  • 36 to 45160 (15%)
  • 46 to 5579 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6551 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.5%)
  • Over 7534 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded75 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider629 (57%)
  • Pedestrian262 (24%)
  • Passenger203 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car967 (59%)
  • Motorcycle255 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle157 (9.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car85 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach69 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 68th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 1996

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1996: 121, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4121139316
2ndA3220110122012
3rdA32179597011
4thA315637909
5thA308555908
6thA32185154011
7thA40505706
8thA3212394706
9thB450363704
10thA3216303103
11thB412202105
12thA4204171800
13thA4206131312
14thB325131601
15thB304111100
16thA40471003
17thB3197700
18thA40(M)61001
19thA3045602
20thA32145700

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1996

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 875.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1996

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 1996: 173.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1996, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years