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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,140 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1980, and 1,349 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 176 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (1,215), and casualties fell from 1,461.

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

Collisions in 1980
1,140
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,349
Down 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
176
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1980

1.2% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1980 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious17615%
  • Slight95083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious19314%
  • Slight1,14285%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,140, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday155 (14%)
  • Tuesday158 (14%)
  • Wednesday200 (18%)
  • Thursday167 (15%)
  • Friday208 (18%)
  • Saturday146 (13%)
  • Sunday106 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59158 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59266 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59146 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (8.1%)
  • February88 (7.7%)
  • March97 (8.5%)
  • April95 (8.3%)
  • May81 (7.1%)
  • June90 (7.9%)
  • July89 (7.8%)
  • August83 (7.3%)
  • September108 (9.5%)
  • October132 (12%)
  • November90 (7.9%)
  • December95 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight782 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit352 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds178 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other957 (84%)

Road surface

  • Dry838 (74%)
  • Wet or damp284 (25%)
  • Snow18 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,087 (95%)
  • 40 mph14 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph31 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (34%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded605 (53%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian437 (32%)
  • Car occupant416 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist222 (16%)
  • Cyclist84 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant69 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3%)
  • 6 to 1093 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1579 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20196 (15%)
  • 21 to 25176 (13%)
  • 26 to 35221 (16%)
  • 36 to 45137 (10%)
  • 46 to 55120 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6589 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.2%)
  • Over 7535 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded106 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider596 (44%)
  • Pedestrian437 (32%)
  • Passenger316 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,026 (57%)
  • Motorcycle248 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes170 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (5%)
  • Bus or coach86 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle56 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Tower Hamlets ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 59th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1980

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1980: 219, including 2 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11219254237
2ndA13190227344
3rdA107515726
4thB119445207
5thA1206425209
6thA102395627
7thA1203364506
8thB118344604
9thA1209333606
10thA1205323612
11thA1202284227
12thB108232605
13thA102(M)202604
14thB140202201
15thA1208192211
16thA100162005
17thB123161601
18thB13591001
19thB1278903
20thA120461001

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1980, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years