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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,106 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1992, and 1,310 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 185 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1991 (1,205), and casualties fell from 1,427.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,106
Down 8% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,310
Down 8% on 1991
Fatal collisions
6
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
185
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1992

0.5% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious18517%
  • Slight91583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious19415%
  • Slight1,11085%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,106, down 8% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday154 (14%)
  • Tuesday189 (17%)
  • Wednesday163 (15%)
  • Thursday182 (16%)
  • Friday181 (16%)
  • Saturday131 (12%)
  • Sunday106 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59159 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59222 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59261 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5988 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (8.2%)
  • February64 (5.8%)
  • March82 (7.4%)
  • April93 (8.4%)
  • May91 (8.2%)
  • June87 (7.9%)
  • July94 (8.5%)
  • August95 (8.6%)
  • September107 (9.7%)
  • October107 (9.7%)
  • November102 (9.2%)
  • December93 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight818 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit288 (26%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds936 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry861 (78%)
  • Wet or damp240 (22%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,071 (97%)
  • 40 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 50 mph25 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway894 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout20 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant510 (39%)
  • Pedestrian321 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (16%)
  • Cyclist115 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant103 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1087 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20108 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 25177 (14%)
  • 26 to 35345 (26%)
  • 36 to 45149 (11%)
  • 46 to 55123 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6570 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.1%)
  • Over 7529 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded86 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider666 (51%)
  • Passenger323 (25%)
  • Pedestrian321 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,242 (67%)
  • Motorcycle240 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes105 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach81 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 55th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1992

The A13 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1992: 202, including 4 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13202246437
2ndA11188230029
3rdA1206516208
4thA102485716
5thB135465104
6thA1203445209
7thA1205394606
8thA1209384204
9thA107323805
10thB108283714
11thA1208232703
12thB140232706
13thA1202222503
14thA100212705
15thB118212402
16thB126111203
17thB127101002
18thA12106800
19thB1206604
20thB1236802

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1992

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 1,064.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1992

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1992: 349.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1992, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years