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Havering road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,255 road traffic collisions in Havering in 1979, and 1,635 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,183 collisions in Havering.

Collisions in 1979
1,255
Casualties in 1979
1,635
Fatal collisions
13
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 1979

1% of collisions in Havering in 1979 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious17014%
  • Slight1,07285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious19612%
  • Slight1,42687%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,255.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday196 (16%)
  • Tuesday179 (14%)
  • Wednesday175 (14%)
  • Thursday164 (13%)
  • Friday209 (17%)
  • Saturday178 (14%)
  • Sunday154 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59158 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59217 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59178 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (6.8%)
  • February74 (5.9%)
  • March104 (8.3%)
  • April106 (8.4%)
  • May98 (7.8%)
  • June99 (7.9%)
  • July104 (8.3%)
  • August108 (8.6%)
  • September132 (11%)
  • October113 (9%)
  • November119 (9.5%)
  • December113 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight869 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit358 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds202 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Other1,024 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry886 (71%)
  • Wet or damp325 (26%)
  • Snow44 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph965 (77%)
  • 40 mph133 (11%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph139 (11%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway178 (14%)
  • Single carriageway145 (12%)
  • Roundabout83 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded831 (66%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant846 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist253 (15%)
  • Pedestrian246 (15%)
  • Cyclist103 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant98 (6%)
  • Van occupant52 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1095 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 15119 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20365 (22%)
  • 21 to 25187 (11%)
  • 26 to 35232 (14%)
  • 36 to 45161 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 55129 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6597 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7551 (3.1%)
  • Over 7537 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded135 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider885 (54%)
  • Passenger504 (31%)
  • Pedestrian246 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,473 (65%)
  • Motorcycle255 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes163 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach110 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle46 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 1979

Map of the last 2 crashes of 1979 in Havering

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  • 2 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Havering ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 48th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
48th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 1979

The A12 had the most collisions in Havering in 1979: 112, including 6 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12112185612
2ndA124101128012
3rdA12579107111
4thA118738609
5thA13699928
6thA127526507
7thB174293305
8thB187192401
9thB175162101
10thB186163003
11thB1335131804
12thB1421111602
13thB14596610
14thA11122201
15thA1622301
16thA1051100
17thA1121100
18thA1291100
19thA5031100
20thB1671100

Towns in Havering: crashes in 1979

Barnet had the most collisions of any town in Havering in 1979: 3.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 1979

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 1979: 5.

Latest crashes in Havering in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 1979, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years