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Newham road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,141 road traffic collisions in Newham in 1992, and 1,367 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1991 (1,159), and casualties fell from 1,378.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,141
Down 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,367
Down 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 1992

0.4% of collisions in Newham in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious17916%
  • Slight95784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious18914%
  • Slight1,17386%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,141, down 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (13%)
  • Tuesday182 (16%)
  • Wednesday174 (15%)
  • Thursday168 (15%)
  • Friday194 (17%)
  • Saturday150 (13%)
  • Sunday119 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59173 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59209 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59209 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59120 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January109 (9.6%)
  • February79 (6.9%)
  • March111 (9.7%)
  • April100 (8.8%)
  • May91 (8%)
  • June97 (8.5%)
  • July98 (8.6%)
  • August83 (7.3%)
  • September104 (9.1%)
  • October86 (7.5%)
  • November89 (7.8%)
  • December94 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight812 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit326 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds925 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds183 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry849 (74%)
  • Wet or damp287 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,042 (91%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph87 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway925 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant662 (48%)
  • Pedestrian335 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist96 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 1098 (7.2%)
  • 11 to 1570 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20126 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 25191 (14%)
  • 26 to 35328 (24%)
  • 36 to 45151 (11%)
  • 46 to 5596 (7%)
  • 56 to 6557 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.2%)
  • Over 7527 (2%)
  • Not recorded127 (9.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider656 (48%)
  • Passenger376 (28%)
  • Pedestrian335 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,399 (72%)
  • Motorcycle140 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes129 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (5%)
  • Bus or coach87 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle18 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 50th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
50th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
59th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 1992

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham in 1992: 124, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118124142019
2ndA124114136119
3rdA13103136123
4thA1182109211
5thA1128091013
6thA1177989010
7thB165607607
8thA1011405305
9thA114353801
10thB167252603
11thB109232312
12thA406151902
13thA102091303
14thA1158901
15thA11661001
16thB1666700
17thB1644401
18thB1612200

Towns in Newham: crashes in 1992

Newham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 1,094.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 1992

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 1992: 249.

Latest crashes in Newham in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years