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Newham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 46,367 road traffic collisions in Newham from 1979 to 2025, and 56,245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 330 were fatal and 6,472 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 764 collisions, level with 2024 (767), and casualties rose from 889 to 890.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
46,367
42nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56,245
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
330
0.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
764
Level with 2024

Crash severity in Newham

0.7% of collisions in Newham from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3300.7%
  • Serious6,47214%
  • Slight39,56585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3420.6%
  • Serious7,00912%
  • Slight48,89487%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. In 2025 there were 764, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 764
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025764890
2024767889
2023814987
20228811,088
20218301,035
2020709871
20198791,102
20188551,085
20178651,102
20168701,117
20158811,132
2014803965
2013695830
2012747924
2011739908
2010765911
2009765946
20088541,077
20077931,005
20068601,011
20058391,033
2004786952
20039191,112
20029561,196
20011,1021,376
20001,1111,390
19991,1641,405
19981,1621,393
19971,1201,337
19961,1331,316
19951,0271,192
19941,0631,279
19931,1741,418
19921,1411,367
19911,1591,378
19901,2721,537
19891,2461,486
19881,1461,400
19871,1061,316
19861,1391,372
19851,1511,379
19841,2001,432
19831,1281,351
19821,2681,502
19811,1211,317
19801,2861,526
19791,3121,608

When and where crashes happen in Newham

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,660 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,698 (14%)
  • Wednesday6,443 (14%)
  • Thursday6,753 (15%)
  • Friday7,582 (16%)
  • Saturday6,886 (15%)
  • Sunday5,345 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,796 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59951 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,588 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,866 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,416 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911,202 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598,542 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595,006 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,688 (8%)
  • February3,396 (7.3%)
  • March3,817 (8.2%)
  • April3,845 (8.3%)
  • May4,082 (8.8%)
  • June3,935 (8.5%)
  • July3,973 (8.6%)
  • August3,810 (8.2%)
  • September4,050 (8.7%)
  • October4,187 (9%)
  • November3,995 (8.6%)
  • December3,589 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight32,373 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13,352 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown488 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit90 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds34,990 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,695 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds413 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds282 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds154 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist105 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds26 (0.1%)
  • Other3,780 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded922 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry35,837 (77%)
  • Wet or damp9,583 (21%)
  • Frost or ice287 (0.6%)
  • Snow159 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep15 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded472 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph2,104 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph39,886 (86%)
  • 40 mph1,167 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph2,950 (6.4%)
  • 60 mph171 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph78 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway32,807 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway6,927 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road2,141 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout1,586 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2,906 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Newham

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant26,095 (46%)
  • Pedestrian13,547 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist6,259 (11%)
  • Cyclist4,511 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3,259 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant1,274 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant677 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)270 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant183 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant92 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded55 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,998 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 103,200 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 153,022 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 205,731 (10%)
  • 21 to 257,444 (13%)
  • 26 to 3512,612 (22%)
  • 36 to 457,705 (14%)
  • 46 to 555,065 (9%)
  • 56 to 652,905 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 751,632 (2.9%)
  • Over 75972 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3,959 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider28,738 (51%)
  • Passenger13,960 (25%)
  • Pedestrian13,547 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car56,453 (71%)
  • Motorcycle6,814 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle4,639 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,466 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach3,812 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,724 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1,064 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle595 (0.7%)
  • Minibus151 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)79 (0.1%)
  • Other37 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Newham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Newham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newham ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 42nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 164th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
39thKingston upon Hull48,56058,2434088,517
40thHillingdon47,92060,6404357,368
41stIslington46,52451,9973376,703
42ndNewham (this area)46,36756,2453306,472
43rdGreenwich46,08556,7944496,907
44thDoncaster45,96463,0448117,043
45thHaringey45,11753,2293216,013

Accident hotspots in Newham

Stratford, Newham, E15 4RU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Newham, with 2,151 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 13 of them fatal.

Roads in Newham with the most crashes

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham from 1979 to 2025: 4,940, including 29 fatal and 654 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1184,9405,93629654
2ndA1244,6025,52633620
3rdA134,0045,46965624
4thA1173,6244,31422485
5thA1123,4914,15224517
6thA113,4534,07835508
7thA1141,6791,96912213
8thA10111,6712,16415271
9thB1651,6291,9927224
10thB1671,3691,5615156
11thA4061,3461,9215155
12thB109766921387
13thA1020442573680
14thB164387452257
15thA116251336348
16thB166216243044
17thA115176205220
18thB161697909
19thA12517318
20thB116111301

Towns in Newham

Newham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 40,444.

Postcode districts in Newham

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham from 1979 to 2025: 9,910.

Latest crashes in Newham

Of the latest 24 crashes in Newham, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity