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Havering road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in Havering in 2020, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2019 (585), and casualties fell from 771.

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

Collisions in 2020
464
Down 21% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
616
Down 20% on 2019
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 2020

1.3% of collisions in Havering in 2020 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight39385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious7011%
  • Slight53988%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 2020 is highlighted, with 464, down 21% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 464
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday76 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9.7%)
  • February47 (10%)
  • March31 (6.7%)
  • April14 (3%)
  • May23 (5%)
  • June44 (9.5%)
  • July32 (6.9%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September48 (10%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November43 (9.3%)
  • December39 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other25 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (68%)
  • Wet or damp120 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph326 (70%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph33 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph51 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (25%)
  • Roundabout61 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (61%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (10%)
  • Cyclist47 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2047 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2563 (10%)
  • 26 to 35162 (26%)
  • 36 to 45105 (17%)
  • 46 to 5589 (14%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (67%)
  • Passenger132 (21%)
  • Pedestrian73 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car638 (71%)
  • Motorcycle67 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 49th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Havering in 2020

St Edward's, Havering, RM1 1RX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Havering in 2020, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 2020

The M25 had the most collisions in Havering in 2020: 38, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM253855010
2ndA12366022
3rdA125283401
4thA118263202
5thA124262805
6thA127172311
7thA13172501
8thA1306172302
9thB1749902
10thB1756602
11thB14214401
12thB14594400
13thB1873300
14thB1782210
15thB13351101
16thB1861100

Towns in Havering: crashes in 2020

Havering had 356 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 2020

RM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 2020: 81.

Latest crashes in Havering in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years