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Havering road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 575 road traffic collisions in Havering in 2018, and 785 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2017 (577), and casualties fell from 790.

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

Collisions in 2018
575
Level with 2017
Casualties in 2018
785
Down 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Havering in 2018 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7613%
  • Slight49686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious7910%
  • Slight70390%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 575, level with 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (15%)
  • Tuesday96 (17%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday103 (18%)
  • Friday84 (15%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.7%)
  • February37 (6.4%)
  • March50 (8.7%)
  • April45 (7.8%)
  • May46 (8%)
  • June56 (9.7%)
  • July47 (8.2%)
  • August44 (7.7%)
  • September43 (7.5%)
  • October61 (11%)
  • November43 (7.5%)
  • December53 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight419 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit129 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds433 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (11%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded42 (7.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry413 (72%)
  • Wet or damp120 (21%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded33 (5.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph33 (5.7%)
  • 30 mph385 (67%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph46 (8%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph63 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (28%)
  • Roundabout66 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant493 (63%)
  • Pedestrian92 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (6%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 2569 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 35173 (22%)
  • 36 to 45136 (17%)
  • 46 to 55110 (14%)
  • 56 to 6566 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3.9%)
  • Over 7539 (5%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider495 (63%)
  • Passenger198 (25%)
  • Pedestrian92 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car785 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach55 (5%)
  • Motorcycle52 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 60th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Havering in 2018

St Edward's, Havering, RM1 1RX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Havering in 2018, with 63 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 2018

The A12 had the most collisions in Havering in 2018: 45, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12456806
2ndM25436906
3rdA124344616
4thA118334005
5thA125273404
6thA127273405
7thA13273912
8thA1306244204
9thB17481500
10thB17571003
11thB14216803
12thB1865800
13thB13353300
14thB14593300
15thB1782201

Towns in Havering: crashes in 2018

Havering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 432.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 2018

RM1 and RM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 2018, with 88 each.

Latest crashes in Havering in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years