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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,205 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1991, and 1,427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 231 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1990 (1,174), and casualties rose from 1,375.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,205
Up 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,427
Up 4% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
231
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1991

0.8% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious23119%
  • Slight96480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.9%
  • Serious25118%
  • Slight1,16381%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,205, up 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday157 (13%)
  • Tuesday208 (17%)
  • Wednesday173 (14%)
  • Thursday200 (17%)
  • Friday188 (16%)
  • Saturday154 (13%)
  • Sunday125 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59200 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59227 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59302 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (6.8%)
  • February61 (5.1%)
  • March114 (9.5%)
  • April111 (9.2%)
  • May108 (9%)
  • June109 (9%)
  • July99 (8.2%)
  • August101 (8.4%)
  • September106 (8.8%)
  • October100 (8.3%)
  • November112 (9.3%)
  • December102 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight901 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit303 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,041 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry975 (81%)
  • Wet or damp213 (18%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,161 (96%)
  • 40 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph27 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway978 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant569 (40%)
  • Pedestrian400 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (14%)
  • Cyclist107 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1089 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20125 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 25217 (15%)
  • 26 to 35349 (24%)
  • 36 to 45170 (12%)
  • 46 to 55107 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6583 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.9%)
  • Over 7529 (2%)
  • Not recorded117 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider703 (49%)
  • Pedestrian400 (28%)
  • Passenger324 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,315 (66%)
  • Motorcycle228 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes140 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle111 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach79 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 43rd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
55th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
38th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1991

The A13 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1991: 203, including 3 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13203249338
2ndA11181203234
3rdA12066275112
4thA1025572111
5thA12055178011
6thB1354546010
7thA1203434507
8thB1403945010
9thA1073337010
10thA1209333818
11thA1202232505
12thA1208202204
13thB108203402
14thB118182106
15thA100131302
16thA1210101001
17thB134101001
18thB12091102
19thA1156702
20thB12561112

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1991

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 1,133.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1991

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1991: 377.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1991, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years