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Redbridge road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,098 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 1997, and 1,385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 191 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1996 (1,147), and casualties fell from 1,446.

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

Collisions in 1997
1,098
Down 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,385
Down 4% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
191
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Redbridge in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious19117%
  • Slight89982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious21115%
  • Slight1,16684%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 1,098, down 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (16%)
  • Tuesday154 (14%)
  • Wednesday164 (15%)
  • Thursday156 (14%)
  • Friday198 (18%)
  • Saturday144 (13%)
  • Sunday103 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59150 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59157 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59172 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (8.1%)
  • February98 (8.9%)
  • March93 (8.5%)
  • April93 (8.5%)
  • May89 (8.1%)
  • June77 (7%)
  • July91 (8.3%)
  • August77 (7%)
  • September85 (7.7%)
  • October104 (9.5%)
  • November94 (8.6%)
  • December108 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight762 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit317 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds892 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry805 (73%)
  • Wet or damp280 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph902 (82%)
  • 40 mph104 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph46 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph26 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph20 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway829 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway165 (15%)
  • Roundabout76 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant888 (64%)
  • Pedestrian182 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist85 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant59 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1560 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20196 (14%)
  • 21 to 25155 (11%)
  • 26 to 35360 (26%)
  • 36 to 45169 (12%)
  • 46 to 55100 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6579 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.5%)
  • Over 7556 (4%)
  • Not recorded80 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider828 (60%)
  • Passenger375 (27%)
  • Pedestrian182 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,581 (78%)
  • Motorcycle115 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach63 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redbridge in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 54th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 1997

The A123 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 1997: 108, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA123108134114
2ndA118100126111
3rdA126988013
4thA4066377010
5thA1083485909
6thA1134457110
7thA11283514
8thA1400273716
9thB177273408
10thA104233606
11thM11161804
12thA1112152203
13thA1009121402
14thA114111301
15thB168101000
16thB17391501
17thA1216700
18thB1746602
19thA1165800
20thA1103600

Towns in Redbridge: crashes in 1997

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 908.

Postcode districts in Redbridge: crashes in 1997

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge in 1997: 295.

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years