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Havering road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 847 road traffic collisions in Havering in 2003, and 1,123 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2002 (915), and casualties fell from 1,198.

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

Collisions in 2003
847
Down 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,123
Down 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
16
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 2003

1.9% of collisions in Havering in 2003 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious13516%
  • Slight69682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious15714%
  • Slight94985%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 2003 is highlighted, with 847, down 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (14%)
  • Tuesday122 (14%)
  • Wednesday133 (16%)
  • Thursday120 (14%)
  • Friday146 (17%)
  • Saturday117 (14%)
  • Sunday92 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59120 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (9.4%)
  • February68 (8%)
  • March75 (8.9%)
  • April56 (6.6%)
  • May64 (7.6%)
  • June68 (8%)
  • July82 (9.7%)
  • August64 (7.6%)
  • September67 (7.9%)
  • October95 (11%)
  • November59 (7%)
  • December69 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight598 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit235 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds748 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry661 (78%)
  • Wet or damp163 (19%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph610 (72%)
  • 40 mph88 (10%)
  • 50 mph52 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph73 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway564 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway186 (22%)
  • Roundabout84 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant750 (67%)
  • Pedestrian145 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist32 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1583 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20202 (18%)
  • 21 to 25130 (12%)
  • 26 to 35216 (19%)
  • 36 to 45152 (14%)
  • 46 to 5585 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.7%)
  • Over 7541 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded67 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider663 (59%)
  • Passenger315 (28%)
  • Pedestrian145 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,182 (79%)
  • Motorcycle112 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 74th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Havering in 2003

St Edward's, Havering, RM1 1RX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Havering in 2003, with 82 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 2003

The A12 had the most collisions in Havering in 2003: 82, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1282125310
2ndA1256393111
3rdA124577018
4thM25527318
5thA118446707
6thA1273038111
7thB174232400
8thA1306173005
9thA13151807
10thB187111222
11thB1335101200
12thB1459101212
13thB1758903
14thB14213300
15thB1862500

Towns in Havering: crashes in 2003

Havering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 674.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 2003

RM1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 2003: 116.

Latest crashes in Havering in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years