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Newham road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 793 road traffic collisions in Newham in 2007, and 1,005 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (860), and casualties fell from 1,011.

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

Collisions in 2007
793
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,005
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 2007

0.8% of collisions in Newham in 2007 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious8210%
  • Slight70589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious979.7%
  • Slight90090%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 793, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (14%)
  • Tuesday122 (15%)
  • Wednesday115 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (13%)
  • Friday125 (16%)
  • Saturday123 (16%)
  • Sunday99 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59150 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (7.3%)
  • February56 (7.1%)
  • March60 (7.6%)
  • April65 (8.2%)
  • May56 (7.1%)
  • June86 (11%)
  • July82 (10%)
  • August79 (10%)
  • September57 (7.2%)
  • October67 (8.4%)
  • November67 (8.4%)
  • December60 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight578 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit192 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds676 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (8.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry679 (86%)
  • Wet or damp105 (13%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph744 (94%)
  • 40 mph23 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway629 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout29 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant560 (56%)
  • Pedestrian216 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (9%)
  • Cyclist64 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2097 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 25154 (15%)
  • 26 to 35223 (22%)
  • 36 to 45146 (15%)
  • 46 to 55100 (10%)
  • 56 to 6535 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded110 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider541 (54%)
  • Passenger248 (25%)
  • Pedestrian216 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,109 (79%)
  • Motorcycle96 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach62 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Newham ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 51st most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newham in 2007

Green Street West, Newham, E7 8BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newham in 2007, with 90 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 2007

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham in 2007: 95, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11895119113
2ndA12483108210
3rdA117627516
4thA13586706
5thA112577504
6thA11556517
7thA406364805
8thB167314403
9thB165253602
10thA1011243104
11thA114222903
12thB109141500
13thA115111702
14thA102061101
15thB1666601
16thA1164700
17thB1644400
18thA122300
19thB1612200

Towns in Newham: crashes in 2007

Newham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 750.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 2007

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 2007: 183.

Latest crashes in Newham in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 2007, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Newham road accidents in other years