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Redbridge road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,088 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 1998, and 1,389 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (1,098), and casualties rose from 1,385.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,088
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,389
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Redbridge in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious17416%
  • Slight90984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious19314%
  • Slight1,19186%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,088, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (13%)
  • Tuesday172 (16%)
  • Wednesday171 (16%)
  • Thursday155 (14%)
  • Friday151 (14%)
  • Saturday172 (16%)
  • Sunday128 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59147 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59161 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59233 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (7.2%)
  • February83 (7.6%)
  • March106 (9.7%)
  • April90 (8.3%)
  • May84 (7.7%)
  • June91 (8.4%)
  • July77 (7.1%)
  • August75 (6.9%)
  • September97 (8.9%)
  • October114 (10%)
  • November90 (8.3%)
  • December103 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight749 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit313 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds911 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds141 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry813 (75%)
  • Wet or damp267 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph920 (85%)
  • 40 mph82 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph58 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph20 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway793 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway189 (17%)
  • Roundabout77 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant897 (65%)
  • Pedestrian192 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist82 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant58 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1057 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1579 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20176 (13%)
  • 21 to 25164 (12%)
  • 26 to 35317 (23%)
  • 36 to 45208 (15%)
  • 46 to 55133 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3%)
  • Over 7546 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded68 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider826 (59%)
  • Passenger371 (27%)
  • Pedestrian192 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,620 (79%)
  • Motorcycle111 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (4%)
  • Bus or coach67 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car17 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redbridge in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 56th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 1998

The A123 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 1998: 97, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12397118118
2ndA11892118011
3rdA40680104118
4thA12708207
5thA11487416
6thA1083475407
7thA1043748010
8thA113375008
9thA1400182503
10thB177182104
11thA1009161902
12thM11161911
13thA1112122203
14thA11691300
15thA1147800
16thA12161102
17thB1685601
18thB1925500
19thB1733300
20thA1102300

Towns in Redbridge: crashes in 1998

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 919.

Postcode districts in Redbridge: crashes in 1998

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge in 1998: 320.

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years