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Redbridge road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 790 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 2017, and 1,028 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2016 (695), and casualties rose from 917.

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

Collisions in 2017
790
Up 14% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,028
Up 12% on 2016
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 2017

1.1% of collisions in Redbridge in 2017 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious678.5%
  • Slight71490%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious727%
  • Slight94792%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 790, up 14% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (16%)
  • Tuesday131 (17%)
  • Wednesday102 (13%)
  • Thursday107 (14%)
  • Friday117 (15%)
  • Saturday108 (14%)
  • Sunday96 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59173 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (7.1%)
  • February75 (9.5%)
  • March61 (7.7%)
  • April54 (6.8%)
  • May52 (6.6%)
  • June78 (9.9%)
  • July79 (10%)
  • August39 (4.9%)
  • September80 (10%)
  • October85 (11%)
  • November77 (9.7%)
  • December54 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight541 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds583 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other23 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded85 (11%)

Road surface

  • Dry570 (72%)
  • Wet or damp134 (17%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded80 (10%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph590 (75%)
  • 40 mph84 (11%)
  • 50 mph72 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (58%)
  • Dual carriageway197 (25%)
  • Roundabout80 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant631 (61%)
  • Pedestrian164 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist83 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist64 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1534 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2076 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 25124 (12%)
  • 26 to 35263 (26%)
  • 36 to 45208 (20%)
  • 46 to 55129 (13%)
  • 56 to 6568 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.4%)
  • Over 7527 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider641 (62%)
  • Passenger223 (22%)
  • Pedestrian164 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,142 (76%)
  • Motorcycle87 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach40 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redbridge in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 37th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
37th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
35th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Redbridge in 2017

Ilford Town, Redbridge, IG1 2ZD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redbridge in 2017, with 120 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 2017

The A118 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 2017: 107, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118107142016
2ndA129512226
3rdA4066710104
4thA123557825
5thA1400273101
6thA113263501
7thA1083253212
8thA11222514
9thB177222501
10thA104141700
11thM1191200
12thA111281301
13thA1147700
14thA10096700
15thB1686601
16thB1926700
17thA1162301
18thA10081100
19thB1741100

Towns in Redbridge: crashes in 2017

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 647.

Postcode districts in Redbridge: crashes in 2017

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge in 2017: 210.

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years