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Newham road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 814 road traffic collisions in Newham in 2023, and 987 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2022 (881), and casualties fell from 1,088.

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

Collisions in 2023
814
Down 8% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
987
Down 9% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 2023

0.1% of collisions in Newham in 2023 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9311%
  • Slight72088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9910%
  • Slight88790%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 814, down 8% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 814
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (15%)
  • Tuesday122 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (12%)
  • Thursday127 (16%)
  • Friday128 (16%)
  • Saturday118 (14%)
  • Sunday95 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59153 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59167 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.5%)
  • February65 (8%)
  • March59 (7.2%)
  • April72 (8.8%)
  • May70 (8.6%)
  • June72 (8.8%)
  • July77 (9.5%)
  • August61 (7.5%)
  • September72 (8.8%)
  • October75 (9.2%)
  • November67 (8.2%)
  • December63 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight522 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit267 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds604 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Other43 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded55 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry609 (75%)
  • Wet or damp157 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded45 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph246 (30%)
  • 30 mph477 (59%)
  • 40 mph13 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph77 (9.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road99 (12%)
  • Roundabout49 (6%)
  • Not recorded78 (9.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (41%)
  • Pedestrian199 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (19%)
  • Cyclist114 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 25118 (12%)
  • 26 to 35271 (27%)
  • 36 to 45167 (17%)
  • 46 to 55138 (14%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.3%)
  • Over 756 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded55 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider589 (60%)
  • Passenger199 (20%)
  • Pedestrian199 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car941 (64%)
  • Motorcycle216 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle120 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 20th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newham in 2023

Wall End, Newham, E6 2ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newham in 2023, with 93 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 2023

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham in 2023: 74, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118748809
2ndA124677809
3rdA1367107012
4thA117668107
5thA11586507
6thA112536006
7thA406487912
8thB167363902
9thA1011334104
10thA114273203
11thB165202103
12thB109161801
13thB1167900
14thA10206602
15thB1645601
16thA121100

Towns in Newham: crashes in 2023

Newham had 767 collisions in 2023.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 2023

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 2023: 228.

Latest crashes in Newham in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years