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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,174 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1990, and 1,375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1989 (1,313), and casualties fell from 1,534.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,174
Down 11% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,375
Down 10% on 1989
Fatal collisions
6
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1990

0.5% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1990 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious16914%
  • Slight99985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious17913%
  • Slight1,18986%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,174, down 11% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (13%)
  • Tuesday184 (16%)
  • Wednesday169 (14%)
  • Thursday192 (16%)
  • Friday203 (17%)
  • Saturday150 (13%)
  • Sunday128 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59196 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59206 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59275 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (8.3%)
  • February75 (6.4%)
  • March93 (7.9%)
  • April108 (9.2%)
  • May114 (9.7%)
  • June104 (8.9%)
  • July113 (9.6%)
  • August115 (9.8%)
  • September91 (7.8%)
  • October92 (7.8%)
  • November95 (8.1%)
  • December76 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight917 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit255 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,046 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry972 (83%)
  • Wet or damp200 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,137 (97%)
  • 40 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph22 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway907 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway208 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant509 (37%)
  • Pedestrian361 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist254 (18%)
  • Cyclist118 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant48 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 552 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1084 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (11%)
  • 21 to 25225 (16%)
  • 26 to 35339 (25%)
  • 36 to 45145 (11%)
  • 46 to 5589 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6561 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded110 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider713 (52%)
  • Pedestrian361 (26%)
  • Passenger301 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,228 (63%)
  • Motorcycle268 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes159 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (4%)
  • Bus or coach68 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 60th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1990

The A13 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1990: 199, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13199238129
2ndA11186209030
3rdA12066481012
4thA1026383112
5thA1205515906
6thA1209434506
7thA12034250111
8thB140364003
9thB119343416
10thA1208333605
11thA107303615
12thB108253806
13thB118222301
14thA1202182101
15thB1279901
16thB13491102
17thA1008800
18thB1238901
19thB1428900
20thB1207800

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1990

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 1,116.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1990

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1990: 337.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1990, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years