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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,187 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1983, and 1,353 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1982 (1,344), and casualties fell from 1,587.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,187
Down 12% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,353
Down 15% on 1982
Fatal collisions
20
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1983

1.7% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1983 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal201.7%
  • Serious14612%
  • Slight1,02186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal211.6%
  • Serious15011%
  • Slight1,18287%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,187, down 12% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983: 1,187
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (16%)
  • Tuesday168 (14%)
  • Wednesday186 (16%)
  • Thursday199 (17%)
  • Friday205 (17%)
  • Saturday136 (11%)
  • Sunday103 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59183 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59300 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (8.5%)
  • February88 (7.4%)
  • March105 (8.8%)
  • April99 (8.3%)
  • May86 (7.2%)
  • June108 (9.1%)
  • July107 (9%)
  • August99 (8.3%)
  • September100 (8.4%)
  • October97 (8.2%)
  • November105 (8.8%)
  • December92 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight846 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit335 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds982 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds162 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry908 (76%)
  • Wet or damp270 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,127 (95%)
  • 40 mph31 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph24 (2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway988 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (4%)
  • Roundabout6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Pedestrian440 (33%)
  • Car occupant372 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist260 (19%)
  • Cyclist128 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1088 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1583 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20196 (14%)
  • 21 to 25215 (16%)
  • 26 to 35240 (18%)
  • 36 to 45146 (11%)
  • 46 to 55112 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6596 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7566 (4.9%)
  • Over 7539 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded37 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider626 (46%)
  • Pedestrian440 (33%)
  • Passenger287 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,093 (58%)
  • Motorcycle279 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle132 (7%)
  • Bus or coach101 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle24 (1.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Tower Hamlets

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Tower Hamlets ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 49th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1983

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1983: 253, including 6 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11253282630
2ndA13190216333
3rdA1025372210
4thB119536406
5thA107475103
6thA1209454714
7thB140414417
8thA1205404908
9thA1206394425
10thA1203313722
11thA1208293206
12thA1202283304
13thB108272810
14thB118273103
15thA100141702
16thB134111303
17thA121091000
18thB12591102
19thB1238801
20thB12781300

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1983

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,128.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1983

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1983: 407.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1983, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years