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Havering road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 577 road traffic collisions in Havering in 2017, and 790 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2016 (647), and casualties fell from 863.

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

Collisions in 2017
577
Down 11% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
790
Down 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 2017

0.7% of collisions in Havering in 2017 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious6611%
  • Slight50788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious688.6%
  • Slight71891%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 577, down 11% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday95 (16%)
  • Wednesday84 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (13%)
  • Friday103 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (12%)
  • Sunday78 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.4%)
  • February38 (6.6%)
  • March54 (9.4%)
  • April43 (7.5%)
  • May43 (7.5%)
  • June45 (7.8%)
  • July52 (9%)
  • August38 (6.6%)
  • September44 (7.6%)
  • October47 (8.1%)
  • November67 (12%)
  • December52 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded55 (9.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry404 (70%)
  • Wet or damp110 (19%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded51 (8.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph433 (75%)
  • 40 mph21 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph37 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph58 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (25%)
  • Roundabout54 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded33 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (61%)
  • Pedestrian103 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant41 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist35 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2078 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35195 (25%)
  • 36 to 45127 (16%)
  • 46 to 5596 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.9%)
  • Over 7528 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (63%)
  • Passenger193 (24%)
  • Pedestrian103 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car781 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle81 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach32 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 60th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Havering in 2017

St Edward's, Havering, RM1 1RX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Havering in 2017, with 51 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 2017

The A125 had the most collisions in Havering in 2017: 47, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125476204
2ndA12385602
3rdA118334813
4thA124324106
5thA13305403
6thM25304903
7thA127243304
8thA1306131801
9thB17491901
10thB17591200
11thB14596602
12thB14214800
13thB13353301
14thB1872300
15thA11121200

Towns in Havering: crashes in 2017

Havering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 442.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 2017

RM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 2017: 101.

Latest crashes in Havering in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 2017, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years