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Newham road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 709 road traffic collisions in Newham in 2020, and 871 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2019 (879), and casualties fell from 1,102.

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

Collisions in 2020
709
Down 19% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
871
Down 21% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 2020

0.4% of collisions in Newham in 2020 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9513%
  • Slight61186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious9811%
  • Slight77088%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 709, down 19% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 709
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (15%)
  • Tuesday87 (12%)
  • Wednesday97 (14%)
  • Thursday99 (14%)
  • Friday125 (18%)
  • Saturday115 (16%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (8.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (9.3%)
  • February64 (9%)
  • March40 (5.6%)
  • April25 (3.5%)
  • May40 (5.6%)
  • June54 (7.6%)
  • July72 (10%)
  • August59 (8.3%)
  • September80 (11%)
  • October72 (10%)
  • November70 (9.9%)
  • December67 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight447 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (7.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds537 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other29 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded38 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry527 (74%)
  • Wet or damp153 (22%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph127 (18%)
  • 30 mph500 (71%)
  • 40 mph16 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph66 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road77 (11%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded52 (7.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (47%)
  • Pedestrian148 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (14%)
  • Cyclist105 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2073 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 25114 (13%)
  • 26 to 35237 (27%)
  • 36 to 45174 (20%)
  • 46 to 5592 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.4%)
  • Over 757 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded55 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider553 (63%)
  • Passenger170 (20%)
  • Pedestrian148 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car878 (68%)
  • Motorcycle139 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 19th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Newham in 2020

Canning Town North, Newham, E16 1PY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newham in 2020, with 75 collisions, 15 of them serious.

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 2020

The A124 had the most collisions in Newham in 2020: 80, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12480101011
2ndA1175973112
3rdA135882014
4thA11576205
5thA118556512
6thA112505806
7thA406355003
8thA1011323803
9thB165252912
10thB167222602
11thA114161802
12thB1098901
13thB1646801
14thB1665503
15thA10204601
16thA122301
17thA1151100

Towns in Newham: crashes in 2020

Newham had 674 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 2020

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 2020: 186.

Latest crashes in Newham in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years