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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,124 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1981, and 1,328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1980 (1,140), and casualties fell from 1,349.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,124
Down 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,328
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1981

1.2% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1981 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious13612%
  • Slight97587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131%
  • Serious14111%
  • Slight1,17488%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,124, down 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (14%)
  • Tuesday169 (15%)
  • Wednesday169 (15%)
  • Thursday178 (16%)
  • Friday185 (16%)
  • Saturday138 (12%)
  • Sunday132 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59161 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59211 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59276 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59188 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59133 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (7.5%)
  • February100 (8.9%)
  • March102 (9.1%)
  • April88 (7.8%)
  • May82 (7.3%)
  • June77 (6.9%)
  • July103 (9.2%)
  • August90 (8%)
  • September100 (8.9%)
  • October108 (9.6%)
  • November112 (10%)
  • December78 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight774 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit348 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds170 (15%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other951 (85%)

Road surface

  • Dry842 (75%)
  • Wet or damp266 (24%)
  • Snow16 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,074 (96%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph37 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (37%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded571 (51%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian429 (32%)
  • Car occupant415 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant108 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist85 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant48 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1090 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1588 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20200 (15%)
  • 21 to 25183 (14%)
  • 26 to 35204 (15%)
  • 36 to 45135 (10%)
  • 46 to 5599 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6589 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7555 (4.1%)
  • Over 7523 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded126 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider560 (42%)
  • Pedestrian429 (32%)
  • Passenger339 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,022 (57%)
  • Motorcycle252 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes174 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach115 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle43 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Tower Hamlets ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 56th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1981

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1981: 224, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11224262127
2ndA13178206217
3rdA12034449112
4thB119424604
5thA1205415627
6thA1206415719
7thA107394802
8thA102354637
9thA1209354104
10thA1202272904
11thA102(M)263712
12thB118242903
13thB140222502
14thA1212213703
15thA100161902
16thA1208131301
17thB135131400
18thB123121402
19thB108111300
20thB120101202

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1981

Bromley had 1 collision in 1981.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1981

TN16 had 1 collision in 1981.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1981, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years