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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,211 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1988, and 1,382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (1,155), and casualties rose from 1,294.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,211
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,382
Up 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1988

1.2% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1988 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious22318%
  • Slight97480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious24117%
  • Slight1,12782%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,211, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988: 1,211
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (14%)
  • Tuesday173 (14%)
  • Wednesday204 (17%)
  • Thursday195 (16%)
  • Friday204 (17%)
  • Saturday151 (12%)
  • Sunday112 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59185 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59205 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59265 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59219 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59121 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January89 (7.3%)
  • February74 (6.1%)
  • March101 (8.3%)
  • April73 (6%)
  • May114 (9.4%)
  • June113 (9.3%)
  • July114 (9.4%)
  • August94 (7.8%)
  • September108 (8.9%)
  • October125 (10%)
  • November109 (9%)
  • December97 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight860 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit345 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,007 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds158 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry932 (77%)
  • Wet or damp279 (23%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,176 (97%)
  • 40 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph23 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway937 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway212 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant534 (39%)
  • Pedestrian398 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist235 (17%)
  • Cyclist90 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant44 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1076 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1566 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20149 (11%)
  • 21 to 25238 (17%)
  • 26 to 35305 (22%)
  • 36 to 45157 (11%)
  • 46 to 5598 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6585 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (2.5%)
  • Over 7524 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded110 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider699 (51%)
  • Pedestrian398 (29%)
  • Passenger285 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,302 (65%)
  • Motorcycle256 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes175 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach59 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 46th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1988

The A13 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1988: 204, including 2 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13204230235
2ndA11186219542
3rdA1205597406
4thA12035867110
5thA1025267212
6thB119475205
7thA1206455117
8thB1404551010
9thA107424216
10thA12094042011
11thB118344116
12thA1202313603
13thA1208242606
14thB108192403
15thA100161805
16thB123131304
17thB121101104
18thA12107802
19thB1207701
20thB1257701

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1988

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 1,167.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1988

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1988: 357.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1988, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years