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Newham road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 839 road traffic collisions in Newham in 2005, and 1,033 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2004 (786), and casualties rose from 952.

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

Collisions in 2005
839
Up 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,033
Up 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
8.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 2005

0.2% of collisions in Newham in 2005 were fatal and 8.9% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious758.9%
  • Slight76291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious787.6%
  • Slight95392%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 839, up 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 839
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (15%)
  • Tuesday121 (14%)
  • Wednesday123 (15%)
  • Thursday118 (14%)
  • Friday113 (13%)
  • Saturday120 (14%)
  • Sunday116 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59172 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (8.5%)
  • February62 (7.4%)
  • March50 (6%)
  • April64 (7.6%)
  • May78 (9.3%)
  • June70 (8.3%)
  • July71 (8.5%)
  • August80 (9.5%)
  • September76 (9.1%)
  • October78 (9.3%)
  • November84 (10%)
  • December55 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight589 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds744 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry718 (86%)
  • Wet or damp117 (14%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph735 (88%)
  • 40 mph53 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph46 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway639 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway129 (15%)
  • Roundabout47 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant593 (57%)
  • Pedestrian193 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist52 (5%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1038 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5%)
  • 16 to 2083 (8%)
  • 21 to 25129 (12%)
  • 26 to 35236 (23%)
  • 36 to 45184 (18%)
  • 46 to 5587 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6544 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.1%)
  • Over 7514 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded129 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (55%)
  • Passenger274 (27%)
  • Pedestrian193 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,167 (76%)
  • Motorcycle104 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach70 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Newham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newham ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 58th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newham in 2005

Green Street West, Newham, E7 8BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newham in 2005, with 87 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 2005

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham in 2005: 102, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118102127010
2ndA138311507
3rdA1247081010
4thA117688204
5thA112627607
6thA11405602
7thA406375302
8thB167303300
9thA1011273207
10thA114222803
11thB165223114
12thA1020141600
13thB109141500
14thA11581001
15thB1645701
16thB1664500
17thA121100

Towns in Newham: crashes in 2005

Newham had 795 collisions in 2005.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 2005

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 2005: 208.

Latest crashes in Newham in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years