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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,313 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1989, and 1,534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 269 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1988 (1,211), and casualties rose from 1,382.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,313
Up 8% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,534
Up 11% on 1988
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
269
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1989

0.9% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1989 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious26920%
  • Slight1,03279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious29819%
  • Slight1,22480%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,313, up 8% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday186 (14%)
  • Tuesday209 (16%)
  • Wednesday198 (15%)
  • Thursday237 (18%)
  • Friday211 (16%)
  • Saturday159 (12%)
  • Sunday113 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59158 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59204 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59230 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59322 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59222 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January107 (8.1%)
  • February108 (8.2%)
  • March94 (7.2%)
  • April128 (9.7%)
  • May125 (9.5%)
  • June105 (8%)
  • July126 (9.6%)
  • August107 (8.1%)
  • September101 (7.7%)
  • October107 (8.1%)
  • November95 (7.2%)
  • December110 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight996 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit313 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,132 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,057 (81%)
  • Wet or damp252 (19%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,273 (97%)
  • 40 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph28 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,002 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway222 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road76 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (33%)
  • Pedestrian420 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist285 (19%)
  • Cyclist145 (9.5%)
  • Van occupant75 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 551 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1085 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1560 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20165 (11%)
  • 21 to 25307 (20%)
  • 26 to 35331 (22%)
  • 36 to 45180 (12%)
  • 46 to 55125 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6588 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (2.3%)
  • Over 7525 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded81 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider767 (50%)
  • Pedestrian420 (27%)
  • Passenger347 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,300 (59%)
  • Motorcycle297 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes233 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle147 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes96 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach79 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 44th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1989

The A13 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1989: 233, including 2 fatal and 50 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13233277250
2ndA11207238245
3rdA1203667318
4thA12065062010
5thA1205486007
6thA1024769510
7thA12094348011
8thA107424708
9thB118313512
10thB119313304
11thB140293408
12thA1208272905
13thA1202202604
14thB108192505
15thB123181806
16thA100172002
17thA1210131400
18thB135131501
19thB120111303
20thB1269903

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1989

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,258.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1989

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1989: 387.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1989, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years