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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,238 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1986, and 1,428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 244 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1985 (1,138), and casualties rose from 1,344.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,238
Up 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,428
Up 6% on 1985
Fatal collisions
16
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
244
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1986 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious24420%
  • Slight97879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.3%
  • Serious25318%
  • Slight1,15781%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,238, up 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986: 1,238
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday170 (14%)
  • Tuesday192 (16%)
  • Wednesday192 (16%)
  • Thursday199 (16%)
  • Friday204 (16%)
  • Saturday168 (14%)
  • Sunday113 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5964 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59189 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59200 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59283 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59223 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (9.2%)
  • February80 (6.5%)
  • March106 (8.6%)
  • April109 (8.8%)
  • May112 (9%)
  • June92 (7.4%)
  • July101 (8.2%)
  • August104 (8.4%)
  • September107 (8.6%)
  • October110 (8.9%)
  • November112 (9%)
  • December91 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight836 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit401 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,005 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds181 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry906 (73%)
  • Wet or damp317 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,200 (97%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 50 mph27 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway994 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway182 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (4%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant481 (34%)
  • Pedestrian448 (31%)
  • Motorcyclist236 (17%)
  • Cyclist98 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (6%)
  • Van occupant43 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1079 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1572 (5%)
  • 16 to 20183 (13%)
  • 21 to 25255 (18%)
  • 26 to 35257 (18%)
  • 36 to 45154 (11%)
  • 46 to 55105 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6597 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7555 (3.9%)
  • Over 7533 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded102 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider669 (47%)
  • Pedestrian448 (31%)
  • Passenger311 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,205 (61%)
  • Motorcycle269 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes173 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle101 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach98 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car38 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 42nd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1986

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1986: 251, including 6 fatal and 56 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11251285656
2ndA13220268444
3rdA1026382114
4thA1205455008
5thA107424905
6thA1209414307
7thA1206395106
8thB119384208
9thA1203374105
10thA1208343707
11thA1202303316
12thB118283104
13thB140272714
14thB108252707
15thA100172013
16thB120121303
17thB121111501
18thB126101004
19thB1347700
20thB1356701

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1986

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,170.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1986

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1986: 406.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1986, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years