Skip to main content
CrashStats

Newham road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 803 road traffic collisions in Newham in 2014, and 965 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2013 (695), and casualties rose from 830.

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

Collisions in 2014
803
Up 16% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
965
Up 16% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 2014

0.6% of collisions in Newham in 2014 were fatal and 6.8% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious556.8%
  • Slight74393%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious596.1%
  • Slight90193%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 803, up 16% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 803
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (17%)
  • Tuesday97 (12%)
  • Wednesday125 (16%)
  • Thursday112 (14%)
  • Friday132 (16%)
  • Saturday109 (14%)
  • Sunday94 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59131 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (6.8%)
  • February71 (8.8%)
  • March78 (9.7%)
  • April72 (9%)
  • May62 (7.7%)
  • June58 (7.2%)
  • July55 (6.8%)
  • August67 (8.3%)
  • September76 (9.5%)
  • October71 (8.8%)
  • November82 (10%)
  • December56 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight549 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit251 (31%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds718 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry669 (83%)
  • Wet or damp134 (17%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph737 (92%)
  • 40 mph8 (1%)
  • 50 mph54 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway631 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway124 (15%)
  • Roundabout27 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (42%)
  • Pedestrian219 (23%)
  • Cyclist128 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2070 (7.3%)
  • 21 to 25146 (15%)
  • 26 to 35262 (27%)
  • 36 to 45168 (17%)
  • 46 to 5598 (10%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (1.6%)
  • Over 7516 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded57 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider559 (58%)
  • Pedestrian219 (23%)
  • Passenger187 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car928 (67%)
  • Motorcycle140 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle133 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (6%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 39th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newham in 2014

Stratford, Newham, E15 4RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newham in 2014, with 101 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 2014

The A11 had the most collisions in Newham in 2014: 91, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA119111107
2ndA1188710414
3rdA124779117
4thA117668406
5thA13657602
6thA112586804
7thB167323503
8thA114293215
9thA406294001
10thA1011283801
11thB165212303
12thB109151900
13thB164111201
14thA102091211
15thB1666700
16thA1151100
17thA121100
18thB1611200

Towns in Newham: crashes in 2014

Newham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 766.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 2014

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 2014: 181.

Latest crashes in Newham in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 2014, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Newham road accidents in other years