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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,344 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1982, and 1,587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1981 (1,124), and casualties rose from 1,328.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,344
Up 20% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,587
Up 20% on 1981
Fatal collisions
16
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1982

1.2% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1982 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.2%
  • Serious16612%
  • Slight1,16286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161%
  • Serious18512%
  • Slight1,38687%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,344, up 20% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday204 (15%)
  • Tuesday218 (16%)
  • Wednesday210 (16%)
  • Thursday217 (16%)
  • Friday201 (15%)
  • Saturday173 (13%)
  • Sunday121 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59186 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59330 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59220 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59182 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January87 (6.5%)
  • February82 (6.1%)
  • March99 (7.4%)
  • April100 (7.4%)
  • May112 (8.3%)
  • June126 (9.4%)
  • July126 (9.4%)
  • August133 (9.9%)
  • September134 (10%)
  • October116 (8.6%)
  • November130 (9.7%)
  • December99 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight943 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit381 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,088 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,000 (74%)
  • Wet or damp326 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.7%)
  • Snow8 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,295 (96%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph37 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,078 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road64 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded25 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (32%)
  • Pedestrian476 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist280 (18%)
  • Cyclist131 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant93 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant43 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1087 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1597 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20238 (15%)
  • 21 to 25258 (16%)
  • 26 to 35288 (18%)
  • 36 to 45166 (10%)
  • 46 to 55141 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6590 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7571 (4.5%)
  • Over 7538 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded58 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider738 (47%)
  • Pedestrian476 (30%)
  • Passenger373 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,295 (59%)
  • Motorcycle317 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes141 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle137 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes122 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach114 (5.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Tower Hamlets

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tower Hamlets ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 41st most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
41st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1982

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1982: 278, including 4 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11278315441
2ndA13229270521
3rdA102(M)619429
4thA1209576309
5thA107525406
6thA1203475414
7thA1205455212
8thA1206436116
9thB119364004
10thA1202333703
11thB135303402
12thB108294302
13thB140293208
14thA1208232505
15thB118202515
16thB120172202
17thA100131500
18thB134101100
19thA12109901
20thB12391001

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1982

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,285.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1982

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1982: 498.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1982, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years