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Redbridge road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 629 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 2008, and 837 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2007 (593), and casualties rose from 785.

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

Collisions in 2008
629
Up 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
837
Up 7% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 2008

1% of collisions in Redbridge in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7111%
  • Slight55288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious779.2%
  • Slight75490%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 629, up 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (16%)
  • Tuesday98 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday85 (14%)
  • Friday89 (14%)
  • Saturday100 (16%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.6%)
  • February47 (7.5%)
  • March45 (7.2%)
  • April60 (9.5%)
  • May62 (9.9%)
  • June57 (9.1%)
  • July45 (7.2%)
  • August46 (7.3%)
  • September56 (8.9%)
  • October52 (8.3%)
  • November54 (8.6%)
  • December57 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight445 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds471 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded56 (8.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry492 (78%)
  • Wet or damp130 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph545 (87%)
  • 40 mph50 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph32 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (18%)
  • Roundabout55 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant557 (67%)
  • Pedestrian125 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20100 (12%)
  • 21 to 25103 (12%)
  • 26 to 35203 (24%)
  • 36 to 45117 (14%)
  • 46 to 5592 (11%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7523 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded48 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider508 (61%)
  • Passenger204 (24%)
  • Pedestrian125 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car959 (82%)
  • Motorcycle67 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle29 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach28 (2.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redbridge in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Redbridge ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 83rd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Redbridge in 2008

Ilford Town, Redbridge, IG1 2ZD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redbridge in 2008, with 83 collisions, 10 of them serious.

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 2008

The A118 and A123 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 2008, with 66 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118669508
2ndA123667609
3rdA12628625
4thA406416904
5thA113243111
6thA104233115
7thA1083233202
8thB177161802
9thA114131903
10thA11121311
11thA100981002
12thA11126900
13thA14006601
14thB1924801
15thM114900
16thA10082200
17thA1162200
18thB1732300
19thA1241100
20thB1681200

Towns in Redbridge: crashes in 2008

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 528.

Postcode districts in Redbridge: crashes in 2008

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge in 2008: 173.

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years