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Newham road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,164 road traffic collisions in Newham in 1999, and 1,405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1998 (1,162), and casualties rose from 1,393.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,164
Level with 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,405
Up 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 1999

0.5% of collisions in Newham in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious13011%
  • Slight1,02888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious1379.8%
  • Slight1,26290%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,164, level with 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (14%)
  • Tuesday155 (13%)
  • Wednesday194 (17%)
  • Thursday174 (15%)
  • Friday157 (13%)
  • Saturday176 (15%)
  • Sunday144 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59148 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59207 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59292 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59205 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (7.6%)
  • February77 (6.6%)
  • March107 (9.2%)
  • April107 (9.2%)
  • May100 (8.6%)
  • June113 (9.7%)
  • July102 (8.8%)
  • August99 (8.5%)
  • September94 (8.1%)
  • October87 (7.5%)
  • November94 (8.1%)
  • December96 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight832 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit326 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,013 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry923 (79%)
  • Wet or damp229 (20%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,024 (88%)
  • 40 mph32 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph108 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway850 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway215 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant729 (52%)
  • Pedestrian313 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist132 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist101 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (6%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 566 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1098 (7%)
  • 11 to 1574 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20139 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 25162 (12%)
  • 26 to 35347 (25%)
  • 36 to 45230 (16%)
  • 46 to 55111 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6563 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.3%)
  • Over 7524 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded59 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider739 (53%)
  • Passenger353 (25%)
  • Pedestrian313 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,496 (75%)
  • Motorcycle148 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach95 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 44th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 1999

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham in 1999: 131, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118131169014
2ndA124117137010
3rdA13109145212
4thA1128710417
5thA117829708
6thA117994110
7thA406577805
8thA10115472010
9thB165404808
10thA114373901
11thB167333801
12thA10202332110
13thB109181901
14thB164111102
15thA1158912
16thB1666701
17thA1163300

Towns in Newham: crashes in 1999

Newham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,097.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 1999

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 1999: 255.

Latest crashes in Newham in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years