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Newham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,146 road traffic collisions in Newham in 1988, and 1,400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 261 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (1,106), and casualties rose from 1,316.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 46,367 collisions in Newham.

Collisions in 1988
1,146
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,400
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
261
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 1988

0.7% of collisions in Newham in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious26123%
  • Slight87777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious28821%
  • Slight1,10479%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,146, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 in 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (15%)
  • Tuesday169 (15%)
  • Wednesday169 (15%)
  • Thursday148 (13%)
  • Friday188 (16%)
  • Saturday172 (15%)
  • Sunday127 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5935 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59135 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59223 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59235 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59208 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (8.2%)
  • February90 (7.9%)
  • March90 (7.9%)
  • April92 (8%)
  • May118 (10%)
  • June91 (7.9%)
  • July81 (7.1%)
  • August89 (7.8%)
  • September102 (8.9%)
  • October108 (9.4%)
  • November106 (9.2%)
  • December85 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight827 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit316 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds916 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds180 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry814 (71%)
  • Wet or damp326 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,041 (91%)
  • 40 mph12 (1%)
  • 50 mph93 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway926 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant702 (50%)
  • Pedestrian320 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist93 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant89 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant54 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (4.4%)
  • 6 to 1099 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1579 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20184 (13%)
  • 21 to 25228 (16%)
  • 26 to 35258 (18%)
  • 36 to 45152 (11%)
  • 46 to 55105 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6593 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.3%)
  • Over 7526 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded82 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider660 (47%)
  • Passenger420 (30%)
  • Pedestrian320 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,428 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes193 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle134 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach90 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Newham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Newham ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 54th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
54th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
42nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 1988

The A13 had the most collisions in Newham in 1988: 127, including 2 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13127167235
2ndA118117136126
3rdA112101126032
4thA12499117122
5thA1178795016
6thA116985014
7thA114445319
8thA1011374907
9thB1653750111
10thB167192501
11thB109162101
12thA116131712
13thB1666702
14thA102051102
15thB1644500
16thB1612200
17thA1151300

Towns in Newham: crashes in 1988

Newham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,095.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 1988

E15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 1988: 240.

Latest crashes in Newham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years