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Havering road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Havering in 2023, and 651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2022 (534), and casualties fell from 736.

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

Collisions in 2023
496
Down 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
651
Down 12% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Havering in 2023

0.6% of collisions in Havering in 2023 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 15% in Havering from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight43488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious6510%
  • Slight58390%

Havering road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Havering, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,302 in 1980. 2023 is highlighted, with 496, down 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 496
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (17%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.5%)
  • February32 (6.5%)
  • March34 (6.9%)
  • April36 (7.3%)
  • May48 (9.7%)
  • June41 (8.3%)
  • July37 (7.5%)
  • August45 (9.1%)
  • September37 (7.5%)
  • October52 (10%)
  • November50 (10%)
  • December42 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded32 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry351 (71%)
  • Wet or damp110 (22%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded26 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (7.7%)
  • 30 mph329 (66%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph36 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph53 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (24%)
  • Roundabout53 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Havering in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (61%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (12%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2053 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 35135 (21%)
  • 36 to 45130 (20%)
  • 46 to 5574 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (63%)
  • Passenger163 (25%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (71%)
  • Motorcycle83 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (6%)
  • Bus or coach37 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Havering in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Havering had the 52nd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Havering in 2023

St Edward's, Havering, RM1 1RX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Havering in 2023, with 47 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Havering with the most crashes in 2023

The M25 had the most collisions in Havering in 2023: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Havering, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25395808
2ndA12365402
3rdA125365105
4thA124313404
5thA118304207
6thA127192811
7thA1306162011
8thA13152113
9thB174152600
10thB1756601
11thB14595701
12thB13353301
13thB14213301
14thA10231400
15thB1781100
16thB1861200
17thB1871100

Towns in Havering: crashes in 2023

Havering itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 391.

Postcode districts in Havering: crashes in 2023

RM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Havering in 2023: 69.

Latest crashes in Havering in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Havering in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Havering road accidents in other years