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Newham road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,111 road traffic collisions in Newham in 2000, and 1,390 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1999 (1,164), and casualties fell from 1,405.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,111
Down 5% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,390
Down 1% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 2000

0.3% of collisions in Newham in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious13913%
  • Slight96987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious15311%
  • Slight1,23489%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,111, down 5% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday174 (16%)
  • Tuesday183 (16%)
  • Wednesday143 (13%)
  • Thursday142 (13%)
  • Friday180 (16%)
  • Saturday178 (16%)
  • Sunday111 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59136 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59191 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59280 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59222 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59112 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (6.8%)
  • February72 (6.5%)
  • March89 (8%)
  • April92 (8.3%)
  • May93 (8.4%)
  • June86 (7.7%)
  • July111 (10%)
  • August103 (9.3%)
  • September98 (8.8%)
  • October100 (9%)
  • November113 (10%)
  • December79 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight763 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit344 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds905 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry824 (74%)
  • Wet or damp277 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph967 (87%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph122 (11%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway802 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway183 (16%)
  • Roundabout76 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant739 (53%)
  • Pedestrian312 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (10%)
  • Cyclist76 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant41 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1079 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1573 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20147 (11%)
  • 21 to 25151 (11%)
  • 26 to 35350 (25%)
  • 36 to 45222 (16%)
  • 46 to 5598 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6559 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (1.8%)
  • Over 7526 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded109 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider743 (53%)
  • Passenger335 (24%)
  • Pedestrian312 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,506 (76%)
  • Motorcycle149 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes91 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach87 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 54th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 2000

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham in 2000: 138, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118138159115
2ndA13118153020
3rdA124112139011
4thA11296115010
5thA117829609
6thA11617308
7thA1011547308
8thA406549509
9thB165384501
10thB167384403
11thA114344206
12thB109223713
13thA1020202703
14thB164111100
15thB1667802
16thA1153300
17thA1163500
18thA122301
19thB1611100

Towns in Newham: crashes in 2000

Newham had 1,032 collisions in 2000.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 2000

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 2000: 273.

Latest crashes in Newham in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years