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Havering road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Havering in 2021, and 689 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2020 (464), and casualties rose from 616.

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

Collisions in 2021
519
Up 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
689
Up 12% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 2021

1% of collisions in Havering in 2021 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight44385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7311%
  • Slight61189%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 2021 is highlighted, with 519, up 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 519
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (12%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday84 (16%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.4%)
  • February28 (5.4%)
  • March34 (6.6%)
  • April36 (6.9%)
  • May68 (13%)
  • June46 (8.9%)
  • July48 (9.2%)
  • August49 (9.4%)
  • September43 (8.3%)
  • October62 (12%)
  • November43 (8.3%)
  • December34 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (76%)
  • Wet or damp97 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (7.7%)
  • 30 mph359 (69%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph39 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (1%)
  • 70 mph43 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (24%)
  • Roundabout49 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant415 (60%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist48 (7%)
  • Van occupant31 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2055 (8%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35154 (22%)
  • 36 to 45107 (16%)
  • 46 to 5594 (14%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 7522 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded41 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (66%)
  • Passenger156 (23%)
  • Pedestrian77 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car721 (71%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach31 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 50th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Havering in 2021

St Edward's, Havering, RM1 1RX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Havering in 2021, with 52 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 2021

The A125 had the most collisions in Havering in 2021: 40, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125405607
2ndA12386004
3rdM25304902
4thA124242702
5thA1306243002
6thA118232703
7thA13213303
8thA127192614
9thB174101003
10thB17581412
11thB13354400
12thB1874702
13thB14593501
14thB1863600
15thB14212201

Towns in Havering: crashes in 2021

Havering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 400.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 2021

RM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 2021: 102.

Latest crashes in Havering in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years