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Newham road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 830 road traffic collisions in Newham in 2021, and 1,035 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 124 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2020 (709), and casualties rose from 871.

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

Collisions in 2021
830
Up 17% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
1,035
Up 19% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
124
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 2021

0.1% of collisions in Newham in 2021 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious12415%
  • Slight70585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious12812%
  • Slight90688%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 830, up 17% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (13%)
  • Tuesday117 (14%)
  • Wednesday114 (14%)
  • Thursday134 (16%)
  • Friday154 (19%)
  • Saturday105 (13%)
  • Sunday98 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59190 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (5.8%)
  • February42 (5.1%)
  • March63 (7.6%)
  • April83 (10%)
  • May80 (9.6%)
  • June84 (10%)
  • July60 (7.2%)
  • August60 (7.2%)
  • September94 (11%)
  • October73 (8.8%)
  • November69 (8.3%)
  • December74 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight532 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown41 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds618 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other55 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded48 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry632 (76%)
  • Wet or damp158 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph164 (20%)
  • 30 mph571 (69%)
  • 40 mph16 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph76 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road95 (11%)
  • Roundabout35 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded51 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (17%)
  • Pedestrian144 (14%)
  • Cyclist137 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1529 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2082 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 25135 (13%)
  • 26 to 35293 (28%)
  • 36 to 45209 (20%)
  • 46 to 55115 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1%)
  • Not recorded64 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider676 (65%)
  • Passenger215 (21%)
  • Pedestrian144 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,001 (64%)
  • Motorcycle194 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle146 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car52 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach47 (3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)22 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 21st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
21st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Newham in 2021

Wall End, Newham, E6 2ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newham in 2021, with 102 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 2021

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham in 2021: 99, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11899112017
2ndA12488105016
3rdA1177897011
4thA137412108
5thA117073012
6thA406426205
7thA112414304
8thA1011304205
9thA114273503
10thB165202706
11thB167172301
12thB10991601
13thA10205803
14thB1665500
15thB1643300
16thA122201
17thA1151100
18thA1161100
19thB1611100

Towns in Newham: crashes in 2021

Newham had 781 collisions in 2021.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 2021

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 2021: 227.

Latest crashes in Newham in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years