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Newham road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,120 road traffic collisions in Newham in 1997, and 1,337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (1,133), and casualties rose from 1,316.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,120
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,337
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 1997

0.3% of collisions in Newham in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious17716%
  • Slight94084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious19415%
  • Slight1,14085%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,120, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (14%)
  • Tuesday175 (16%)
  • Wednesday180 (16%)
  • Thursday165 (15%)
  • Friday153 (14%)
  • Saturday159 (14%)
  • Sunday132 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59218 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59269 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59211 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8.1%)
  • February91 (8.1%)
  • March69 (6.2%)
  • April87 (7.8%)
  • May89 (7.9%)
  • June97 (8.7%)
  • July100 (8.9%)
  • August113 (10%)
  • September95 (8.5%)
  • October102 (9.1%)
  • November104 (9.3%)
  • December82 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight779 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit336 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds953 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry885 (79%)
  • Wet or damp226 (20%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph985 (88%)
  • 40 mph23 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph86 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway867 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway173 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout37 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant682 (51%)
  • Pedestrian317 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist105 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 575 (5.6%)
  • 6 to 1087 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1587 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20110 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 25175 (13%)
  • 26 to 35323 (24%)
  • 36 to 45174 (13%)
  • 46 to 5595 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (2.5%)
  • Over 7524 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded98 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider672 (50%)
  • Passenger348 (26%)
  • Pedestrian317 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,462 (76%)
  • Motorcycle126 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach88 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 50th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 1997

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham in 1997: 131, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118131153016
2ndA124107121015
3rdA13100130114
4thA11793110014
5thA11283102015
6thA11769319
7thA1011475503
8thA406426006
9thB165374406
10thA114333604
11thB167333807
12thB109232804
13thA1020152003
14thB166121402
15thB1647701
16thA1156602
17thA1166601

Towns in Newham: crashes in 1997

Newham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 1,066.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 1997

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 1997: 261.

Latest crashes in Newham in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years