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Newham road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 854 road traffic collisions in Newham in 2008, and 1,077 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2007 (793), and casualties rose from 1,005.

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

Collisions in 2008
854
Up 8% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,077
Up 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 2008

None of the collisions in Newham in 2008 were fatal and 9.5% were serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious819.5%
  • Slight77391%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious888.2%
  • Slight98992%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 854, up 8% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (14%)
  • Tuesday140 (16%)
  • Wednesday125 (15%)
  • Thursday128 (15%)
  • Friday131 (15%)
  • Saturday108 (13%)
  • Sunday100 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59191 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (9.3%)
  • February71 (8.3%)
  • March73 (8.5%)
  • April55 (6.4%)
  • May81 (9.5%)
  • June71 (8.3%)
  • July72 (8.4%)
  • August59 (6.9%)
  • September76 (8.9%)
  • October87 (10%)
  • November70 (8.2%)
  • December60 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight580 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds654 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded92 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry694 (81%)
  • Wet or damp157 (18%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph792 (93%)
  • 40 mph47 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway650 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant623 (58%)
  • Pedestrian198 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist71 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1542 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20101 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 25138 (13%)
  • 26 to 35275 (26%)
  • 36 to 45153 (14%)
  • 46 to 5592 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1%)
  • Not recorded129 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider621 (58%)
  • Passenger258 (24%)
  • Pedestrian198 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,170 (76%)
  • Motorcycle102 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach66 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle41 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 36th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
36th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 15 other areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newham in 2008

Green Street West, Newham, E7 8BH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newham in 2008, with 90 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 2008

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham in 2008: 104, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11810413609
2ndA1249911808
3rdA13728905
4thA117659303
5thA112638309
6thA11568507
7thA114344601
8thA406303503
9thB165243003
10thA1011233003
11thB167212500
12thB109101102
13thA102071002
14thA125902
15thB1663302
16thA1152400
17thA1162200
18thB1642201

Towns in Newham: crashes in 2008

Newham had 807 collisions in 2008.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 2008

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 2008: 218.

Latest crashes in Newham in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years