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Redbridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 44,199 road traffic collisions in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025, and 56,265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 377 were fatal and 5,794 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 613 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (624), and casualties fell from 737 to 735.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
44,199
48th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56,265
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
377
0.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
613
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Redbridge

0.9% of collisions in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3770.9%
  • Serious5,79413%
  • Slight38,02886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3960.7%
  • Serious6,40211%
  • Slight49,46788%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. In 2025 there were 613, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 613
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025613735
2024624737
2023631779
2022677864
2021646826
2020607754
2019699885
2018754980
20177901,028
2016695917
2015718959
2014760999
2013656798
2012681894
2011730946
2010737938
2009610768
2008629837
2007593785
2006728905
20058251,034
20048801,132
20039941,291
20021,0301,333
20011,1931,564
20001,1711,505
19991,1591,568
19981,0881,389
19971,0981,385
19961,1471,446
19951,0981,346
19941,0821,362
19931,1251,447
19921,0751,366
19911,1021,327
19901,2171,540
19891,1941,506
19881,0721,354
19871,1011,385
19861,1441,456
19851,1451,446
19841,2221,509
19831,2751,575
19821,3851,780
19811,2171,544
19801,2541,588
19791,3281,753

When and where crashes happen in Redbridge

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,200 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,439 (15%)
  • Wednesday6,316 (14%)
  • Thursday6,399 (14%)
  • Friday7,079 (16%)
  • Saturday6,596 (15%)
  • Sunday5,170 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,911 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59747 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595,155 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596,162 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,765 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5910,203 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,594 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,662 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,619 (8.2%)
  • February3,320 (7.5%)
  • March3,543 (8%)
  • April3,481 (7.9%)
  • May3,810 (8.6%)
  • June3,800 (8.6%)
  • July3,671 (8.3%)
  • August3,332 (7.5%)
  • September3,761 (8.5%)
  • October4,069 (9.2%)
  • November4,074 (9.2%)
  • December3,719 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight30,795 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12,794 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown441 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit106 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds33,085 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,581 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds385 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds251 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds156 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist141 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds16 (under 0.1%)
  • Other3,839 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded745 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry33,193 (75%)
  • Wet or damp10,131 (23%)
  • Frost or ice336 (0.8%)
  • Snow164 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep27 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded339 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph788 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph35,977 (81%)
  • 40 mph4,271 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph2,231 (5%)
  • 60 mph221 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph708 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway28,975 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway7,974 (18%)
  • Roundabout3,151 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1,382 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2,717 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Redbridge

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant33,521 (60%)
  • Pedestrian9,031 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist5,884 (10%)
  • Cyclist3,276 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,231 (4%)
  • Van occupant1,394 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant503 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)165 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant161 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant79 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,209 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 102,035 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 152,863 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 207,657 (14%)
  • 21 to 257,288 (13%)
  • 26 to 3511,309 (20%)
  • 36 to 457,934 (14%)
  • 46 to 555,388 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 653,518 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 752,183 (3.9%)
  • Over 751,662 (3%)
  • Not recorded3,219 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider32,517 (58%)
  • Passenger14,717 (26%)
  • Pedestrian9,031 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car61,760 (76%)
  • Motorcycle6,140 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,235 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle3,352 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach2,582 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,287 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car767 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle467 (0.6%)
  • Minibus121 (0.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)20 (under 0.1%)
  • Other33 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Redbridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Redbridge

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Redbridge ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 48th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
48th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
45thHaringey45,11753,2293216,013
46thEast Riding of Yorkshire44,88663,6581,1229,646
47thWakefield44,86962,0488198,814
48thRedbridge (this area)44,19956,2653775,794
49thWirral43,86559,3075107,094
50thBrighton and Hove43,40553,0304497,712
51stCardiff43,00356,1345155,422

Accident hotspots in Redbridge

Ilford Town, Redbridge, IG1 2ZD area is the busiest accident hotspot in Redbridge, with 2,379 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 8 of them fatal.

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes

The A12 had the most collisions in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025: 4,620, including 67 fatal and 571 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124,6206,09067571
2ndA1234,5805,51339587
3rdA1184,2405,21915472
4thA4062,7103,78531289
5thA1131,8682,40012247
6thA10831,5051,8447204
7thA111,4431,81524222
8thB1771,0161,29312154
9thA1049821,26410154
10thA1400693855786
11thA1009462628383
12thA114411535952
13thA11123545261054
14thM11340475649
15thB168313349045
16thA1008266321139
17thA116263358352
18thA124240278138
19thB192229298121
20thB173166210129

Towns in Redbridge

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 33,644.

Postcode districts in Redbridge

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025: 10,401.

Latest crashes in Redbridge

Of the latest 24 crashes in Redbridge, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity