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Havering road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,079 road traffic collisions in Havering in 1996, and 1,404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (998), and casualties rose from 1,276.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,079
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,404
Up 10% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 1996

0.8% of collisions in Havering in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious16916%
  • Slight90184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious21215%
  • Slight1,18284%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,079, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (14%)
  • Tuesday155 (14%)
  • Wednesday149 (14%)
  • Thursday130 (12%)
  • Friday217 (20%)
  • Saturday155 (14%)
  • Sunday117 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59244 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59197 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.5%)
  • February81 (7.5%)
  • March91 (8.4%)
  • April84 (7.8%)
  • May89 (8.2%)
  • June89 (8.2%)
  • July111 (10%)
  • August86 (8%)
  • September86 (8%)
  • October90 (8.3%)
  • November96 (8.9%)
  • December95 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight774 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit290 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds924 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry832 (77%)
  • Wet or damp219 (20%)
  • Frost or ice18 (1.7%)
  • Snow9 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph867 (80%)
  • 40 mph147 (14%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph29 (2.7%)
  • 70 mph19 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway849 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (15%)
  • Roundabout53 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant973 (69%)
  • Pedestrian147 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist69 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1050 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1594 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20232 (17%)
  • 21 to 25173 (12%)
  • 26 to 35262 (19%)
  • 36 to 45194 (14%)
  • 46 to 55120 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6560 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.1%)
  • Over 7540 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded98 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider856 (61%)
  • Passenger401 (29%)
  • Pedestrian147 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,572 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes115 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle112 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach53 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Havering

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Havering ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 57th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 1996

The A124 had the most collisions in Havering in 1996: 94, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12494127011
2ndA1290128315
3rdA136893110
4thA125628309
5thA1185776012
6thA127516829
7thB174252904
8thB1421172201
9thB175162104
10thM25142001
11thB187101202
12thB133581002
13thB14598802
14thB1866700
15thB1784400

Towns in Havering: crashes in 1996

Havering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 852.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 1996

RM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 1996: 168.

Latest crashes in Havering in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years