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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,075 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1997, and 1,205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1996 (979), and casualties rose from 1,094.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,075
Up 10% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,205
Up 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious16515%
  • Slight90284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious17214%
  • Slight1,02585%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,075, up 10% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 1,075
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (14%)
  • Tuesday168 (16%)
  • Wednesday190 (18%)
  • Thursday167 (16%)
  • Friday166 (15%)
  • Saturday140 (13%)
  • Sunday91 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59187 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59219 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59269 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59155 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (7%)
  • February81 (7.5%)
  • March80 (7.4%)
  • April68 (6.3%)
  • May92 (8.6%)
  • June102 (9.5%)
  • July103 (9.6%)
  • August88 (8.2%)
  • September98 (9.1%)
  • October102 (9.5%)
  • November98 (9.1%)
  • December88 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight763 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit305 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds914 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry854 (79%)
  • Wet or damp219 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,067 (99%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway813 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway167 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian331 (27%)
  • Car occupant304 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist284 (24%)
  • Cyclist171 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2073 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 25172 (14%)
  • 26 to 35416 (35%)
  • 36 to 45177 (15%)
  • 46 to 55113 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2%)
  • Not recorded75 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider680 (56%)
  • Pedestrian331 (27%)
  • Passenger194 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,056 (58%)
  • Motorcycle317 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle173 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car87 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach70 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 59th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 1997

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1997: 116, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4116135018
2ndA322090106117
3rdA321788102012
4thA3158192115
5thA40778209
6thA3085865110
7thB450505105
8thA3212455304
9thA3218424504
10thA3216414516
11thA4204192003
12thA304121200
13thB304121301
14thB4129901
15thA42068801
16thB4158902
17thB3027701
18thB3256700
19thB3165602
20thB3195601

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1997

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 951.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1997

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 1997: 207.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years