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Havering road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 40,183 road traffic collisions in Havering from 1979 to 2025, and 52,397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 424 were fatal and 6,013 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 500 collisions, down 11% on 2024 (559), and casualties fell from 718 to 606.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
40,183
62nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52,397
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
424
1.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
500
Down 11% on 2024

Crash severity in Havering

1.1% of collisions in Havering from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4241.1%
  • Serious6,01315%
  • Slight33,74684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4590.9%
  • Serious6,85513%
  • Slight45,08386%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. In 2025 there were 500, down 11% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 500
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025500606
2024559718
2023496651
2022534736
2021519689
2020464616
2019585771
2018575785
2017577790
2016647863
2015632861
2014597773
2013527673
2012592763
2011607809
2010619793
2009583748
2008675932
2007693902
2006734973
2005719962
20048061,083
20038471,123
20029151,198
20019731,318
20008261,107
19991,0321,366
19981,0611,431
19971,0641,402
19961,0791,404
19959981,276
19948461,041
19931,0301,314
19921,0321,331
19911,0411,274
19901,2151,523
19891,1691,485
19881,1511,472
19871,1191,450
19861,0811,422
19851,0701,393
19841,1351,478
19831,1571,418
19821,2911,708
19811,2541,646
19801,3021,685
19791,2551,635

When and where crashes happen in Havering

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,657 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,721 (14%)
  • Wednesday5,801 (14%)
  • Thursday5,902 (15%)
  • Friday6,671 (17%)
  • Saturday5,973 (15%)
  • Sunday4,458 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,403 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59662 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595,133 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,922 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,202 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,243 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596,586 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,032 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,329 (8.3%)
  • February3,056 (7.6%)
  • March3,351 (8.3%)
  • April3,101 (7.7%)
  • May3,436 (8.6%)
  • June3,345 (8.3%)
  • July3,438 (8.6%)
  • August3,105 (7.7%)
  • September3,400 (8.5%)
  • October3,655 (9.1%)
  • November3,595 (8.9%)
  • December3,372 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight28,544 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10,787 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting445 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown265 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit141 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds29,727 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,039 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds421 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds261 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds200 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist178 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds33 (0.1%)
  • Other3,730 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded594 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry29,617 (74%)
  • Wet or damp9,528 (24%)
  • Frost or ice457 (1.1%)
  • Snow258 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep38 (0.1%)
  • Mud4 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded278 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph349 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph30,729 (76%)
  • 40 mph3,764 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph1,500 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph1,341 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph2,489 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway26,226 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway7,539 (19%)
  • Roundabout2,949 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road691 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2,778 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Havering

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant32,124 (61%)
  • Pedestrian7,134 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist5,058 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist2,954 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,416 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant1,551 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)404 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant326 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant274 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant124 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,054 (2%)
  • 6 to 102,011 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 153,362 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 208,666 (17%)
  • 21 to 256,357 (12%)
  • 26 to 359,054 (17%)
  • 36 to 456,503 (12%)
  • 46 to 554,937 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 653,394 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 752,131 (4.1%)
  • Over 751,628 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3,300 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider30,739 (59%)
  • Passenger14,524 (28%)
  • Pedestrian7,134 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car54,494 (74%)
  • Motorcycle5,230 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,310 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle3,005 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach2,800 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,079 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle684 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car491 (0.7%)
  • Minibus141 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown30 (under 0.1%)
  • Other40 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Havering

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Havering

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Havering ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 62nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
Joint 74th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
59thNewcastle upon Tyne41,25153,3854946,509
60thWaltham Forest40,62649,2393225,584
61stCoventry40,21251,31748410,476
62ndHavering (this area)40,18352,3974246,013
63rdPlymouth39,63249,1973587,366
64thCentral Bedfordshire39,45357,2178987,044
65thCumberland38,87954,4469917,829

Accident hotspots in Havering

St Edward's, Havering, RM1 1RX area is the busiest accident hotspot in Havering, with 1,581 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Havering with the most crashes

The A12 had the most collisions in Havering from 1979 to 2025: 3,357, including 51 fatal and 477 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA123,3574,82951477
2ndA1242,8843,61422405
3rdA1252,5913,41422381
4thA1182,3852,97721306
5thA1271,6602,32038260
6thA131,6292,30444271
7thM251,0891,61611113
8thB1749831,2107123
9thA13066269091277
10thB1755687397114
11thB1421459599280
12thB1335432525466
13thB187426538471
14thB1459325403354
15thB186234346545
16thB1786987313
17thB1626674016
18thA162273104
19thA1112111202
20thA1744401

Towns in Havering

Havering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 29,146.

Postcode districts in Havering

RM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering from 1979 to 2025: 5,277.

Latest crashes in Havering

Of the latest 24 crashes in Havering, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity