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Newham road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 765 road traffic collisions in Newham in 2010, and 911 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2009, and casualties fell from 946.

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

Collisions in 2010
765
Level with 2009
Casualties in 2010
911
Down 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 2010

0.7% of collisions in Newham in 2010 were fatal and 9% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious699%
  • Slight69190%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious768.3%
  • Slight83091%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 765, level with 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 765
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (16%)
  • Tuesday97 (13%)
  • Wednesday119 (16%)
  • Thursday113 (15%)
  • Friday121 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59192 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (6.7%)
  • February51 (6.7%)
  • March62 (8.1%)
  • April61 (8%)
  • May66 (8.6%)
  • June59 (7.7%)
  • July73 (9.5%)
  • August74 (9.7%)
  • September60 (7.8%)
  • October75 (9.8%)
  • November76 (9.9%)
  • December57 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds647 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry582 (76%)
  • Wet or damp158 (21%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph711 (93%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph27 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway627 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout49 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant456 (50%)
  • Pedestrian216 (24%)
  • Cyclist90 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2074 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 25130 (14%)
  • 26 to 35223 (24%)
  • 36 to 45170 (19%)
  • 46 to 5599 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (1.9%)
  • Over 7511 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded48 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider514 (56%)
  • Pedestrian216 (24%)
  • Passenger181 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,006 (75%)
  • Motorcycle95 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach53 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 46th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newham in 2010

Plaistow North, Newham, E13 9EG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newham in 2010, with 89 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 2010

The A124 had the most collisions in Newham in 2010: 104, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12410412806
2ndA1187380011
3rdA117718004
4thA13669025
5thA112607106
6thA11505219
7thA406395706
8thA1011263603
9thA114263001
10thB167263201
11thB165202302
12thA1020111210
13thB109111401
14thB1644400
15thA1163300
16thA123811
17thB1612200
18thB1662201
19thA1151100

Towns in Newham: crashes in 2010

Newham had 724 collisions in 2010.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 2010

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 2010: 196.

Latest crashes in Newham in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years