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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,138 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1985, and 1,344 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 235 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1984 (1,259), and casualties fell from 1,423.

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

Collisions in 1985
1,138
Down 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,344
Down 6% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
235
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1985

0.7% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1985 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious23521%
  • Slight89579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious24518%
  • Slight1,09181%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 1,138, down 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (12%)
  • Tuesday160 (14%)
  • Wednesday144 (13%)
  • Thursday195 (17%)
  • Friday232 (20%)
  • Saturday155 (14%)
  • Sunday110 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59171 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59194 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59288 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59118 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (6.9%)
  • February66 (5.8%)
  • March97 (8.5%)
  • April94 (8.3%)
  • May123 (11%)
  • June92 (8.1%)
  • July98 (8.6%)
  • August88 (7.7%)
  • September85 (7.5%)
  • October109 (9.6%)
  • November108 (9.5%)
  • December99 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight814 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit321 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds981 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry920 (81%)
  • Wet or damp200 (18%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.1%)
  • Snow5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,105 (97%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph21 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway937 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (33%)
  • Pedestrian424 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist223 (17%)
  • Cyclist86 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant52 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1081 (6%)
  • 11 to 1573 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20176 (13%)
  • 21 to 25214 (16%)
  • 26 to 35240 (18%)
  • 36 to 45148 (11%)
  • 46 to 5586 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6597 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.4%)
  • Over 7528 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded113 (8.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider602 (45%)
  • Pedestrian424 (32%)
  • Passenger318 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,118 (62%)
  • Motorcycle248 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes179 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach85 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 52nd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1985

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1985: 233, including 55 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11233269055
2ndA13209239039
3rdA102517139
4thA1074653211
5thA1209444908
6thB119384007
7thA1205364206
8thA1206344006
9thB118343807
10thA1202313513
11thA12033042011
12thA100233107
13thB108222503
14thB140222705
15thA1208172103
16thB125141504
17thB123121200
18thB126101306
19thA12106602
20thB1216601

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1985

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 1,083.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1985

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1985: 369.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years