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Havering road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 915 road traffic collisions in Havering in 2002, and 1,198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2001 (973), and casualties fell from 1,318.

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

Collisions in 2002
915
Down 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,198
Down 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Havering in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious15217%
  • Slight75683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious16814%
  • Slight1,02385%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 915, down 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (14%)
  • Tuesday107 (12%)
  • Wednesday127 (14%)
  • Thursday155 (17%)
  • Friday161 (18%)
  • Saturday136 (15%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January76 (8.3%)
  • February63 (6.9%)
  • March65 (7.1%)
  • April66 (7.2%)
  • May90 (9.8%)
  • June85 (9.3%)
  • July74 (8.1%)
  • August83 (9.1%)
  • September62 (6.8%)
  • October86 (9.4%)
  • November78 (8.5%)
  • December87 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight626 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds762 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds130 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry665 (73%)
  • Wet or damp245 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph654 (71%)
  • 40 mph97 (11%)
  • 50 mph42 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph32 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph90 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway613 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway193 (21%)
  • Roundabout87 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant771 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (11%)
  • Pedestrian125 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist38 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20206 (17%)
  • 21 to 25130 (11%)
  • 26 to 35207 (17%)
  • 36 to 45177 (15%)
  • 46 to 55130 (11%)
  • 56 to 6578 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.8%)
  • Over 7544 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded77 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider755 (63%)
  • Passenger318 (27%)
  • Pedestrian125 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,250 (75%)
  • Motorcycle140 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach64 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Havering ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 66th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Havering in 2002

St Edward's, Havering, RM1 1RX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Havering in 2002, with 95 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 2002

The A125 had the most collisions in Havering in 2002: 73, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125739408
2ndM25658804
3rdA1245984017
4thA118516418
5thA12516724
6thA127384405
7thB174232802
8thA13212818
9thA1306213615
10thB187141403
11thB175121305
12thB1421101303
13thB145981002
14thB13355500
15thB1784501
16thB1861100

Towns in Havering: crashes in 2002

Havering had 703 collisions in 2002.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 2002

RM13 and RM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 2002, with 125 each.

Latest crashes in Havering in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years