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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,155 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1987, and 1,294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 210 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (1,238), and casualties fell from 1,428.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,155
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,294
Down 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
210
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1987

0.8% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1987 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious21018%
  • Slight93681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious22217%
  • Slight1,06382%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,155, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987: 1,155
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (13%)
  • Tuesday170 (15%)
  • Wednesday181 (16%)
  • Thursday190 (16%)
  • Friday209 (18%)
  • Saturday155 (13%)
  • Sunday101 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59215 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59289 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (6.1%)
  • February87 (7.5%)
  • March85 (7.4%)
  • April87 (7.5%)
  • May114 (9.9%)
  • June97 (8.4%)
  • July84 (7.3%)
  • August100 (8.7%)
  • September116 (10%)
  • October125 (11%)
  • November98 (8.5%)
  • December92 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight827 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit327 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds922 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds181 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Other16 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry828 (72%)
  • Wet or damp318 (28%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,117 (97%)
  • 40 mph12 (1%)
  • 50 mph21 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway904 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway188 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant439 (34%)
  • Pedestrian371 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (18%)
  • Cyclist99 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1069 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1560 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20175 (14%)
  • 21 to 25242 (19%)
  • 26 to 35245 (19%)
  • 36 to 45126 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 55103 (8%)
  • 56 to 6572 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7546 (3.6%)
  • Over 7524 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded99 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider652 (50%)
  • Pedestrian371 (29%)
  • Passenger271 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,156 (61%)
  • Motorcycle242 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes179 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach103 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 48th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1987

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1987: 209, including 2 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11209239239
2ndA13205224328
3rdA1025267110
4thB119485518
5thA12094347010
6thA12054148011
7thA107394607
8thA12033741011
9thA1206364108
10thB118323406
11thB140283014
12thA1202252702
13thA1208252605
14thB108182305
15thA100171804
16thA1210101101
17thB1218801
18thB1258801
19thB12371001
20thB13571001

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1987

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 1,099.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1987

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1987: 330.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1987, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years