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Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,036 road traffic collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1999, and 1,161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (1,064), and casualties fell from 1,196.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,036
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,161
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Kensington and Chelsea in 1999

0.6% of collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.6% and 15% in Kensington and Chelsea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious14814%
  • Slight88285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious15413%
  • Slight1,00186%

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kensington and Chelsea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,440 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,036, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 1,036
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (14%)
  • Tuesday150 (14%)
  • Wednesday157 (15%)
  • Thursday177 (17%)
  • Friday184 (18%)
  • Saturday115 (11%)
  • Sunday107 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59174 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59199 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59217 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (7.4%)
  • February67 (6.5%)
  • March93 (9%)
  • April80 (7.7%)
  • May88 (8.5%)
  • June105 (10%)
  • July105 (10%)
  • August83 (8%)
  • September89 (8.6%)
  • October91 (8.8%)
  • November79 (7.6%)
  • December79 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight754 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit274 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds915 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry865 (83%)
  • Wet or damp167 (16%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,028 (99%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway741 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road85 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian308 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist289 (25%)
  • Car occupant284 (24%)
  • Cyclist161 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (1.8%)
  • 16 to 2080 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 25141 (12%)
  • 26 to 35386 (33%)
  • 36 to 45190 (16%)
  • 46 to 55114 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.2%)
  • Over 7523 (2%)
  • Not recorded71 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider673 (58%)
  • Pedestrian308 (27%)
  • Passenger180 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car939 (55%)
  • Motorcycle324 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle165 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach91 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car77 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Kensington and Chelsea in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Kensington and Chelsea had the 63rd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Kensington and Chelsea with the most crashes in 1999

The A4 had the most collisions in Kensington and Chelsea in 1999: 116, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Kensington and Chelsea, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4116126118
2ndA3217101113016
3rdA322092115115
4thA3158910008
5thA40747815
6thB4505964010
7thA308586208
8thA3212394818
9thA3218303503
10thA3216283506
11thB412262903
12thA4204212412
13thB304131503
14thA30491300
15thA4048900
16thB4158800
17thB3026602
18thB3196601
19thB3256901
20thA42064402

Towns in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1999

Kensington and Chelsea itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 939.

Postcode districts in Kensington and Chelsea: crashes in 1999

SW3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Kensington and Chelsea in 1999: 213.

Latest crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Kensington and Chelsea in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Kensington and Chelsea road accidents in other years