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Redbridge road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 754 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 2018, and 980 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2017 (790), and casualties fell from 1,028.

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

Collisions in 2018
754
Down 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
980
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 2018

0.1% of collisions in Redbridge in 2018 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9713%
  • Slight65687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious10311%
  • Slight87689%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 754, down 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (14%)
  • Tuesday122 (16%)
  • Wednesday103 (14%)
  • Thursday123 (16%)
  • Friday86 (11%)
  • Saturday121 (16%)
  • Sunday97 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (8.4%)
  • February60 (8%)
  • March63 (8.4%)
  • April57 (7.6%)
  • May53 (7%)
  • June71 (9.4%)
  • July50 (6.6%)
  • August60 (8%)
  • September73 (9.7%)
  • October83 (11%)
  • November55 (7.3%)
  • December66 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight491 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit242 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds598 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry591 (78%)
  • Wet or damp136 (18%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph56 (7.4%)
  • 30 mph550 (73%)
  • 40 mph74 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph71 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway171 (23%)
  • Roundabout85 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded28 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant609 (62%)
  • Pedestrian165 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist54 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2079 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 25104 (11%)
  • 26 to 35262 (27%)
  • 36 to 45180 (18%)
  • 46 to 55106 (11%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.9%)
  • Over 7529 (3%)
  • Not recorded49 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider596 (61%)
  • Passenger219 (22%)
  • Pedestrian165 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,153 (80%)
  • Motorcycle91 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redbridge in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 35th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Redbridge in 2018

Ilford Town, Redbridge, IG1 2ZD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redbridge in 2018, with 113 collisions, 19 of them serious.

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 2018

The A123 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 2018: 90, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12390108016
2ndA11889104013
3rdA1271102010
4thA406639406
5thA1083294017
6thA113192201
7thA1400171905
8thB177171802
9thA1199162003
10thM1191502
11thA11481301
12thA1047700
13thB1686803
14thA11124400
15thB1924400
16thA10093500
17thA1213300
18thA1102200
19thA1162200
20thB1732200

Towns in Redbridge: crashes in 2018

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 627.

Postcode districts in Redbridge: crashes in 2018

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge in 2018: 232.

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years