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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1979: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,215 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1979, and 1,461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 217 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 49,582 collisions in Tower Hamlets.

Collisions in 1979
1,215
Casualties in 1979
1,461
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
217
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1979

1.2% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1979 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious21718%
  • Slight98481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious25618%
  • Slight1,19182%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1979 is highlighted, with 1,215.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday189 (16%)
  • Tuesday164 (13%)
  • Wednesday159 (13%)
  • Thursday203 (17%)
  • Friday197 (16%)
  • Saturday154 (13%)
  • Sunday149 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5978 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59152 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59308 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59150 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (6.8%)
  • February66 (5.4%)
  • March116 (9.5%)
  • April94 (7.7%)
  • May103 (8.5%)
  • June101 (8.3%)
  • July96 (7.9%)
  • August92 (7.6%)
  • September115 (9.5%)
  • October120 (9.9%)
  • November118 (9.7%)
  • December111 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight811 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit402 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds181 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other1,014 (83%)

Road surface

  • Dry887 (73%)
  • Wet or damp292 (24%)
  • Snow36 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,164 (96%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph47 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (32%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded668 (55%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant498 (34%)
  • Pedestrian403 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist257 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant98 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist85 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant75 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1080 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1566 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20233 (16%)
  • 21 to 25224 (15%)
  • 26 to 35211 (14%)
  • 36 to 45146 (10%)
  • 46 to 55115 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 65116 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7554 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded162 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider672 (46%)
  • Pedestrian403 (28%)
  • Passenger386 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,047 (54%)
  • Motorcycle283 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes222 (11%)
  • Bus or coach111 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle59 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Tower Hamlets ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 50th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
50th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
63rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1979

The A13 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1979: 231, including 2 fatal and 52 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13231277252
2ndA11228261431
3rdA1026694420
4thA1209454711
5thA12053847113
6thA1202375717
7thA12063741012
8thA107364504
9thB119364204
10thB1403543010
11thB118313606
12thA1203222307
13thA1208222300
14thB108192103
15thA100161802
16thB123121204
17thB125111402
18thB120101500
19thB13491000
20thB1268801

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1979, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years