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Newham road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 2025
764
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
890
Level with 2024
Fatal collisions
6
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Newham in 2025

0.8% of collisions in Newham in 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.7% and 14% in Newham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious13017%
  • Slight62882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious13515%
  • Slight74984%

Newham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Newham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,312 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 764, level with 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 764
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (13%)
  • Tuesday114 (15%)
  • Wednesday108 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (13%)
  • Friday136 (18%)
  • Saturday119 (16%)
  • Sunday89 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (7.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (9%)
  • February61 (8%)
  • March52 (6.8%)
  • April63 (8.2%)
  • May67 (8.8%)
  • June80 (10%)
  • July56 (7.3%)
  • August64 (8.4%)
  • September61 (8%)
  • October64 (8.4%)
  • November57 (7.5%)
  • December70 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight493 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds583 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other55 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded37 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry594 (78%)
  • Wet or damp130 (17%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph536 (70%)
  • 30 mph126 (16%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph82 (11%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway408 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout49 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded73 (9.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Newham in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant307 (34%)
  • Pedestrian191 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist157 (18%)
  • Cyclist149 (17%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2042 (4.7%)
  • 21 to 25109 (12%)
  • 26 to 35230 (26%)
  • 36 to 45165 (19%)
  • 46 to 55111 (12%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.5%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded60 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider544 (61%)
  • Pedestrian191 (21%)
  • Passenger155 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car793 (59%)
  • Motorcycle183 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle157 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach57 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car53 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Newham in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Newham had the 19th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Newham with the most crashes in 2025

The A118 had the most collisions in Newham in 2025: 75, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Newham, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1187589016
2ndA136985111
3rdA1176472013
4thA124597106
5thA115860310
6thA1125868113
7thA10114144011
8thA406386114
9thA114272805
10thB167222404
11thB165151903
12thB109121403
13thA1020101002
14thB1664400
15thA123500
16thB1643300
17thA1151100

Towns in Newham: crashes in 2025

Newham itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 729.

Postcode districts in Newham: crashes in 2025

E6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Newham in 2025: 182.

Latest crashes in Newham in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Newham in 2025, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Newham road accidents in other years