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Havering road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 675 road traffic collisions in Havering in 2008, and 932 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (693), and casualties rose from 902.

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

Collisions in 2008
675
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
932
Up 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Havering in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious6810%
  • Slight60389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious808.6%
  • Slight84891%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 675, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (16%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday105 (16%)
  • Thursday107 (16%)
  • Friday100 (15%)
  • Saturday88 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9%)
  • February51 (7.6%)
  • March47 (7%)
  • April54 (8%)
  • May53 (7.9%)
  • June59 (8.7%)
  • July55 (8.1%)
  • August58 (8.6%)
  • September61 (9%)
  • October52 (7.7%)
  • November62 (9.2%)
  • December62 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight481 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds509 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded45 (6.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry512 (76%)
  • Wet or damp157 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph513 (76%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph38 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph21 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph77 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (22%)
  • Roundabout81 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant652 (70%)
  • Pedestrian93 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist29 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20161 (17%)
  • 21 to 25100 (11%)
  • 26 to 35160 (17%)
  • 36 to 45142 (15%)
  • 46 to 5582 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.3%)
  • Over 7533 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded94 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider582 (62%)
  • Passenger257 (28%)
  • Pedestrian93 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car966 (77%)
  • Motorcycle82 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach43 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle36 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Havering ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 73rd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Havering in 2008

St Edward's, Havering, RM1 1RX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Havering in 2008, with 59 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 2008

The A12 had the most collisions in Havering in 2008: 55, including 3 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12558634
2ndM25489005
3rdA125354701
4thA118304104
5thA124273300
6thA127263103
7thA13243901
8thA1306202804
9thB174151800
10thB1421101401
11thB175101701
12thB145981002
13thB13354501
14thB1874500
15thB1863501

Towns in Havering: crashes in 2008

Havering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 525.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 2008

RM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 2008: 103.

Latest crashes in Havering in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 2008, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years