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Newham road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 767 road traffic collisions in Newham in 2024, and 889 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2023 (814), and casualties fell from 987.

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

Collisions in 2024
767
Down 6% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
889
Down 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 2024

1% of collisions in Newham in 2024 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious9512%
  • Slight66487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious9911%
  • Slight78288%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 767, down 6% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 767
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (14%)
  • Tuesday116 (15%)
  • Wednesday97 (13%)
  • Thursday121 (16%)
  • Friday132 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (14%)
  • Sunday91 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8.2%)
  • February60 (7.8%)
  • March73 (9.5%)
  • April72 (9.4%)
  • May81 (11%)
  • June56 (7.3%)
  • July59 (7.7%)
  • August54 (7%)
  • September62 (8.1%)
  • October58 (7.6%)
  • November73 (9.5%)
  • December56 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight493 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds538 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other38 (5%)
  • Not recorded71 (9.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry552 (72%)
  • Wet or damp150 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded64 (8.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph366 (48%)
  • 30 mph302 (39%)
  • 40 mph21 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph78 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road87 (11%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded80 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (21%)
  • Pedestrian173 (19%)
  • Cyclist112 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2049 (5.5%)
  • 21 to 25109 (12%)
  • 26 to 35259 (29%)
  • 36 to 45173 (19%)
  • 46 to 5597 (11%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.1%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded45 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider571 (64%)
  • Pedestrian173 (19%)
  • Passenger145 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car863 (63%)
  • Motorcycle209 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach56 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 19th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Newham in 2024

Wall End, Newham, E6 2ND area was the busiest accident hotspot in Newham in 2024, with 85 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 2024

The A117 had the most collisions in Newham in 2024: 81, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1178184115
2ndA1247886312
3rdA1375102013
4thA118556503
5thA112465007
6thA406416105
7thA11394607
8thA114333503
9thB165263014
10thA1011252803
11thB109161602
12thB167141401
13thA10206811
14thB1645510
15thA122300
16thB1662300
17thA1161100

Towns in Newham: crashes in 2024

Newham had 729 collisions in 2024.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 2024

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 2024: 211.

Latest crashes in Newham in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 2024, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years