Skip to main content
CrashStats

Newham road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,162 road traffic collisions in Newham in 1998, and 1,393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (1,120), and casualties rose from 1,337.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,162
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,393
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 1998

0.2% of collisions in Newham in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious17715%
  • Slight98385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.1%
  • Serious19814%
  • Slight1,19386%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,162, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday195 (17%)
  • Tuesday147 (13%)
  • Wednesday171 (15%)
  • Thursday160 (14%)
  • Friday189 (16%)
  • Saturday192 (17%)
  • Sunday108 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59247 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59274 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7%)
  • February98 (8.4%)
  • March95 (8.2%)
  • April98 (8.4%)
  • May103 (8.9%)
  • June98 (8.4%)
  • July104 (9%)
  • August88 (7.6%)
  • September97 (8.3%)
  • October105 (9%)
  • November111 (9.6%)
  • December84 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight808 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit346 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds961 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry887 (76%)
  • Wet or damp269 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph999 (86%)
  • 40 mph30 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph126 (11%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway850 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway217 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (4%)
  • Roundabout45 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant699 (50%)
  • Pedestrian323 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist97 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant80 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 565 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1083 (6%)
  • 11 to 1568 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20134 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 25154 (11%)
  • 26 to 35373 (27%)
  • 36 to 45200 (14%)
  • 46 to 55124 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7539 (2.8%)
  • Over 7522 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded54 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider708 (51%)
  • Passenger362 (26%)
  • Pedestrian323 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,501 (74%)
  • Motorcycle145 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach99 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 47th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 1998

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham in 1998: 144, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118144175025
2ndA13125167121
3rdA124101130015
4thA1189100014
5thA1128595010
6thA117798807
7thA406527808
8thA114505407
9thB165435006
10thA1011405104
11thA1020243003
12thB109242603
13thB167182002
14thB16481202
15thA1157702
16thA11671003
17thB1662201

Towns in Newham: crashes in 1998

Newham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,098.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 1998

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 1998: 273.

Latest crashes in Newham in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years