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Tower Hamlets road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 49,582 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025, and 57,636 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 375 were fatal and 7,115 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 949 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (901), and casualties rose from 1,014 to 1,079.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
49,582
35th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57,636
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
375
0.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
949
Up 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets

0.8% of collisions in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3750.8%
  • Serious7,11514%
  • Slight42,09285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3940.7%
  • Serious7,53413%
  • Slight49,70886%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. In 2025 there were 949, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 949
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20259491,079
20249011,014
20239991,148
20221,0391,170
20211,1141,281
20208961,034
20191,1311,350
20181,1321,337
20171,1211,299
20161,0861,272
20151,0661,247
20141,0441,221
20139321,020
20129951,195
2011883945
2010861970
2009772892
20088771,103
2007831969
2006787916
20058391,004
2004829991
20038991,057
20029301,094
20011,1701,397
20001,1401,387
19991,2021,424
19981,1501,306
19971,0331,191
19961,0381,193
19951,0331,181
19941,0321,162
19931,0621,192
19921,1061,310
19911,2051,427
19901,1741,375
19891,3131,534
19881,2111,382
19871,1551,294
19861,2381,428
19851,1381,344
19841,2591,423
19831,1871,353
19821,3441,587
19811,1241,328
19801,1401,349
19791,2151,461

When and where crashes happen in Tower Hamlets

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,985 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,668 (15%)
  • Wednesday7,730 (16%)
  • Thursday7,828 (16%)
  • Friday8,164 (16%)
  • Saturday6,116 (12%)
  • Sunday5,091 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,276 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,181 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:595,603 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596,657 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:598,150 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5911,570 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598,925 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595,220 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,670 (7.4%)
  • February3,546 (7.2%)
  • March4,046 (8.2%)
  • April3,967 (8%)
  • May4,299 (8.7%)
  • June4,340 (8.8%)
  • July4,419 (8.9%)
  • August4,167 (8.4%)
  • September4,369 (8.8%)
  • October4,481 (9%)
  • November4,457 (9%)
  • December3,821 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight34,166 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14,621 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown582 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit144 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds38,540 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,639 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds403 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds245 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds132 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist86 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (under 0.1%)
  • Other3,712 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded817 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry39,216 (79%)
  • Wet or damp9,548 (19%)
  • Frost or ice174 (0.4%)
  • Snow133 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep22 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel16 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded470 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5,869 (12%)
  • 30 mph41,512 (84%)
  • 40 mph1,087 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph969 (2%)
  • 60 mph101 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph38 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway34,669 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway8,331 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road2,574 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout1,181 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2,827 (5.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant20,261 (35%)
  • Pedestrian12,957 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist11,181 (19%)
  • Cyclist7,913 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,331 (4%)
  • Van occupant1,308 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1,043 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)286 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant182 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant89 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,140 (2%)
  • 6 to 102,115 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 152,142 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 205,311 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 258,730 (15%)
  • 26 to 3515,353 (27%)
  • 36 to 458,917 (15%)
  • 46 to 555,071 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 652,749 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 751,417 (2.5%)
  • Over 75838 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3,853 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider33,773 (59%)
  • Pedestrian12,957 (22%)
  • Passenger10,906 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car50,744 (59%)
  • Motorcycle12,504 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle8,281 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5,630 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach2,937 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2,217 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,110 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle663 (0.8%)
  • Minibus160 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)81 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Tower Hamlets

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tower Hamlets ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 35th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
45th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 149th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
32ndLewisham52,29962,5643767,786
33rdDorset51,59174,6861,14710,729
34thHounslow51,23063,2605287,258
35thTower Hamlets (this area)49,58257,6363757,115
36thLeicester48,97061,1474876,396
37thHackney48,66355,8553217,698
38thBromley48,60560,2084828,440

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets, with 4,460 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 15 of them fatal.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025: 8,767, including 84 fatal and 1,331 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118,76710,040841,331
2ndA137,6659,036651,114
3rdA12032,4012,81627369
4thA12062,2272,62221350
5thA12051,8512,22614264
6thA12091,6361,80411239
7thA1071,6161,85010231
8thA1021,3371,74537225
9thA12021,2571,4537200
10thB1401,2121,3863188
11thB1351,1361,2907131
12thA12081,0661,1604159
13thB1081,0321,2257135
14thB1189191,0535129
15thA128641,175596
16thA1006387463115
17thA1261586723977
18thB126576616091
19thB119493548367
20thB134383407147

Towns in Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 44,117.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025: 15,327.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets

Of the latest 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

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