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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,064 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1998, and 1,196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (1,075), and casualties fell from 1,205.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,064
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,196
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 1998

0.8% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious16816%
  • Slight88883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious17715%
  • Slight1,01185%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,064, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 1,064
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (15%)
  • Tuesday157 (15%)
  • Wednesday175 (16%)
  • Thursday180 (17%)
  • Friday175 (16%)
  • Saturday131 (12%)
  • Sunday89 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59179 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59203 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59117 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.4%)
  • February85 (8%)
  • March98 (9.2%)
  • April86 (8.1%)
  • May98 (9.2%)
  • June83 (7.8%)
  • July107 (10%)
  • August79 (7.4%)
  • September96 (9%)
  • October98 (9.2%)
  • November65 (6.1%)
  • December80 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight740 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit312 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds928 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry862 (81%)
  • Wet or damp202 (19%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,053 (99%)
  • 40 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway783 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway175 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road83 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian331 (28%)
  • Car occupant306 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist263 (22%)
  • Cyclist162 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant50 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2067 (5.6%)
  • 21 to 25183 (15%)
  • 26 to 35407 (34%)
  • 36 to 45159 (13%)
  • 46 to 55123 (10%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (2.8%)
  • Over 7529 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded56 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider656 (55%)
  • Pedestrian331 (28%)
  • Passenger209 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,017 (57%)
  • Motorcycle303 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle164 (9.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car103 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach90 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 58th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 1998

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1998: 146, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4146168130
2ndA32178896017
3rdA315808519
4thA32207794115
5thA3086776013
6thA406574010
7thA32165765010
8thB450474804
9thA3212455617
10thA3218434804
11thA4204232403
12thB412151702
13thB415141502
14thA404101202
15thA3049902
16thB3199900
17thB32591002
18thA42067701
19thB3027800
20thB3046711

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1998

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 935.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1998

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 1998: 224.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years