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Redbridge road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,147 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 1996, and 1,446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (1,098), and casualties rose from 1,346.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 44,199 collisions in Redbridge.

Collisions in 1996
1,147
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,446
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 1996

0.4% of collisions in Redbridge in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious18316%
  • Slight95984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.4%
  • Serious20214%
  • Slight1,23886%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,147, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 in 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (15%)
  • Tuesday170 (15%)
  • Wednesday169 (15%)
  • Thursday160 (14%)
  • Friday185 (16%)
  • Saturday171 (15%)
  • Sunday121 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59139 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59271 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59190 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (8.5%)
  • February96 (8.4%)
  • March80 (7%)
  • April81 (7.1%)
  • May85 (7.4%)
  • June99 (8.6%)
  • July109 (9.5%)
  • August82 (7.1%)
  • September97 (8.5%)
  • October106 (9.2%)
  • November112 (9.8%)
  • December102 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight815 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit307 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds976 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry892 (78%)
  • Wet or damp239 (21%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph957 (83%)
  • 40 mph94 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph49 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph23 (2%)
  • 70 mph24 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway816 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway176 (15%)
  • Roundabout108 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant938 (65%)
  • Pedestrian196 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist87 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1592 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20184 (13%)
  • 21 to 25210 (15%)
  • 26 to 35330 (23%)
  • 36 to 45187 (13%)
  • 46 to 55120 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6574 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7543 (3%)
  • Over 7548 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded69 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider853 (59%)
  • Passenger397 (27%)
  • Pedestrian196 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,662 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle99 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach71 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redbridge in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Redbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Redbridge ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 49th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 1996

The A123 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 1996: 122, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA123122148018
2ndA118104125013
3rdA1297121117
4thA40684104112
5thA113536616
6thA1083415303
7thA104294506
8thA11262903
9thB177253205
10thA1112202605
11thA1009182705
12thA1400172003
13thM11131511
14thB192121601
15thA114101502
16thA11681202
17thA12181202
18thB1688901
19thA11051101
20thB1745501

Towns in Redbridge: crashes in 1996

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 953.

Postcode districts in Redbridge: crashes in 1996

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge in 1996: 293.

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 1996, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years