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Havering road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,061 road traffic collisions in Havering in 1998, and 1,431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (1,064), and casualties rose from 1,402.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,061
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,431
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 1998

0.4% of collisions in Havering in 1998 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious19618%
  • Slight86181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious22716%
  • Slight1,20084%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,061, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (15%)
  • Tuesday136 (13%)
  • Wednesday160 (15%)
  • Thursday168 (16%)
  • Friday166 (16%)
  • Saturday164 (15%)
  • Sunday113 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59133 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59209 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59229 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59199 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8.3%)
  • February74 (7%)
  • March82 (7.7%)
  • April87 (8.2%)
  • May91 (8.6%)
  • June89 (8.4%)
  • July86 (8.1%)
  • August76 (7.2%)
  • September96 (9%)
  • October98 (9.2%)
  • November87 (8.2%)
  • December107 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight691 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit353 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds879 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry769 (72%)
  • Wet or damp273 (26%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph783 (74%)
  • 40 mph214 (20%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph41 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway787 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway201 (19%)
  • Roundabout61 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant981 (69%)
  • Pedestrian170 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist80 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1066 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1586 (6%)
  • 16 to 20218 (15%)
  • 21 to 25184 (13%)
  • 26 to 35283 (20%)
  • 36 to 45171 (12%)
  • 46 to 55144 (10%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7561 (4.3%)
  • Over 7541 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded75 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider837 (58%)
  • Passenger424 (30%)
  • Pedestrian170 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,551 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle98 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Havering

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Havering ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 59th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 1998

The A12 and A124 had the most collisions in Havering in 1998, with 79 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1279115013
2ndA12479104011
3rdA1256578010
4thA118627319
5thA136092010
6thA127395615
7thB174222715
8thB1421152203
9thB1335141902
10thB1459121604
11thB175111804
12thM25101401
13thB1878801
14thB1783300
15thB1863600

Towns in Havering: crashes in 1998

Havering had 858 collisions in 1998.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 1998

RM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 1998: 157.

Latest crashes in Havering in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years