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Newham road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,272 road traffic collisions in Newham in 1990, and 1,537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 244 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (1,246), and casualties rose from 1,486.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,272
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,537
Up 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
11
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
244
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 1990

0.9% of collisions in Newham in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious24419%
  • Slight1,01780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.7%
  • Serious25917%
  • Slight1,26782%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,272, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday185 (15%)
  • Tuesday187 (15%)
  • Wednesday171 (13%)
  • Thursday172 (14%)
  • Friday211 (17%)
  • Saturday204 (16%)
  • Sunday142 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59186 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59225 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59315 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59233 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59115 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (8.6%)
  • February99 (7.8%)
  • March105 (8.3%)
  • April119 (9.4%)
  • May111 (8.7%)
  • June81 (6.4%)
  • July115 (9%)
  • August116 (9.1%)
  • September93 (7.3%)
  • October115 (9%)
  • November111 (8.7%)
  • December98 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight978 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit293 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,080 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry999 (79%)
  • Wet or damp273 (21%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,167 (92%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph99 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,026 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway160 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout32 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant701 (46%)
  • Pedestrian465 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist96 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant79 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant46 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5104 (6.8%)
  • 6 to 10160 (10%)
  • 11 to 1590 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20165 (11%)
  • 21 to 25213 (14%)
  • 26 to 35272 (18%)
  • 36 to 45139 (9%)
  • 46 to 55104 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6572 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.6%)
  • Over 7521 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded142 (9.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider649 (42%)
  • Pedestrian465 (30%)
  • Passenger423 (28%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,517 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes167 (8%)
  • Motorcycle138 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach92 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 48th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 1990

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham in 1990: 109, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118109131121
2ndA13102149524
3rdA117101114022
4thA1198112016
5thA11297114118
6thA12493111118
7thA114617817
8thB1655868011
9thA1011465207
10thB167323204
11thB109252807
12thA116182705
13thB164182104
14thA1020131403
15thA1154401
16thB1664402
17thB1612200

Towns in Newham: crashes in 1990

Newham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,217.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 1990

E15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 1990: 287.

Latest crashes in Newham in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years