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Redbridge road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Redbridge in 2021, and 826 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2020 (607), and casualties rose from 754.

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

Collisions in 2021
646
Up 6% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
826
Up 10% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Redbridge in 2021

0.5% of collisions in Redbridge in 2021 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.9% and 13% in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7311%
  • Slight57088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious769.2%
  • Slight74790%

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,385 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 646, up 6% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 646
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (13%)
  • Wednesday96 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (15%)
  • Friday108 (17%)
  • Saturday94 (15%)
  • Sunday85 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59136 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (6.3%)
  • February27 (4.2%)
  • March38 (5.9%)
  • April51 (7.9%)
  • May70 (11%)
  • June57 (8.8%)
  • July50 (7.7%)
  • August66 (10%)
  • September60 (9.3%)
  • October69 (11%)
  • November62 (9.6%)
  • December55 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight431 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds460 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other41 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded47 (7.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry478 (74%)
  • Wet or damp135 (21%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph84 (13%)
  • 30 mph427 (66%)
  • 40 mph81 (13%)
  • 50 mph51 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway147 (23%)
  • Roundabout66 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (9.9%)
  • Not recorded48 (7.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Redbridge in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (14%)
  • Pedestrian117 (14%)
  • Cyclist73 (8.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2076 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35204 (25%)
  • 36 to 45162 (20%)
  • 46 to 55101 (12%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.7%)
  • Over 7514 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded42 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (65%)
  • Passenger175 (21%)
  • Pedestrian117 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car871 (71%)
  • Motorcycle124 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car36 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Redbridge in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Redbridge had the 31st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
31st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Redbridge in 2021

Ilford Town, Redbridge, IG1 2ZD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Redbridge in 2021, with 95 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Redbridge with the most crashes in 2021

The A12 had the most collisions in Redbridge in 2021: 76, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Redbridge, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1276113111
2ndA118597205
3rdA123596416
4thA406569904
5thB177232801
6thA113172506
7thA11151802
8thA1083141701
9thA1400141700
10thA104101105
11thA11128900
12thB1927701
13thA10095702
14thM115601
15thA1144401
16thB1684502
17thB1734500
18thA10082201
19thA1162301
20thA1242200

Towns in Redbridge: crashes in 2021

Redbridge itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 539.

Postcode districts in Redbridge: crashes in 2021

IG1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Redbridge in 2021: 187.

Latest crashes in Redbridge in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Redbridge in 2021, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Redbridge road accidents in other years