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Havering road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,064 road traffic collisions in Havering in 1997, and 1,402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (1,079), and casualties fell from 1,404.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,064
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,402
Level with 1996
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 1997

0.8% of collisions in Havering in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious16115%
  • Slight89584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious20615%
  • Slight1,18685%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,064, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (14%)
  • Tuesday164 (15%)
  • Wednesday165 (16%)
  • Thursday142 (13%)
  • Friday153 (14%)
  • Saturday158 (15%)
  • Sunday131 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59163 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59160 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8.3%)
  • February64 (6%)
  • March90 (8.5%)
  • April93 (8.7%)
  • May84 (7.9%)
  • June99 (9.3%)
  • July74 (7%)
  • August93 (8.7%)
  • September88 (8.3%)
  • October98 (9.2%)
  • November101 (9.5%)
  • December92 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight761 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit288 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds914 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry801 (75%)
  • Wet or damp244 (23%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph812 (76%)
  • 40 mph222 (21%)
  • 50 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway785 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway224 (21%)
  • Roundabout47 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant969 (69%)
  • Pedestrian143 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist86 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1591 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20237 (17%)
  • 21 to 25184 (13%)
  • 26 to 35288 (21%)
  • 36 to 45182 (13%)
  • 46 to 55123 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6572 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.5%)
  • Over 7527 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded61 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider853 (61%)
  • Passenger406 (29%)
  • Pedestrian143 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,555 (79%)
  • Motorcycle131 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 60th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 1997

The A13 had the most collisions in Havering in 1997: 84, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1384118213
2ndA127298017
3rdA124689134
4thA1256898010
5thA127577518
6thA118537017
7thB174283505
8thB1459181902
9thB1335141900
10thB1421132003
11thB175111202
12thB187102202
13thM255500
14thB1784400
15thB1861200

Towns in Havering: crashes in 1997

Havering had 849 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 1997

RM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 1997: 171.

Latest crashes in Havering in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years