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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,032 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1994, and 1,162 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1993 (1,062), and casualties fell from 1,192.

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

Collisions in 1994
1,032
Down 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
1,162
Down 3% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1994

0.6% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1994 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious15815%
  • Slight86884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious16915%
  • Slight98785%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1994 is highlighted, with 1,032, down 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994: 1,032
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (14%)
  • Tuesday174 (17%)
  • Wednesday174 (17%)
  • Thursday165 (16%)
  • Friday151 (15%)
  • Saturday127 (12%)
  • Sunday93 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59165 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59226 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59104 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.8%)
  • February79 (7.7%)
  • March80 (7.8%)
  • April79 (7.7%)
  • May75 (7.3%)
  • June86 (8.3%)
  • July69 (6.7%)
  • August95 (9.2%)
  • September99 (9.6%)
  • October98 (9.5%)
  • November100 (9.7%)
  • December91 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight752 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit260 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds854 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds137 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry792 (77%)
  • Wet or damp231 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph976 (95%)
  • 40 mph25 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph25 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway861 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (36%)
  • Pedestrian298 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist208 (18%)
  • Cyclist136 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1554 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20109 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 25165 (14%)
  • 26 to 35324 (28%)
  • 36 to 45122 (10%)
  • 46 to 5571 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.6%)
  • Over 7521 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded114 (9.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider623 (54%)
  • Pedestrian298 (26%)
  • Passenger241 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,086 (63%)
  • Motorcycle232 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach57 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 60th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1994

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1994: 179, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11179200130
2ndA13148175122
3rdA12037786210
4thA1206576618
5thA102485306
6thA107454606
7thB135455107
8thA1205354403
9thA1209323303
10thB108323601
11thA1202262705
12thA1261253005
13thB140252607
14thA1208222604
15thA100121403
16thB126111102
17thB11891000
18thB1345600
19thA1014800
20thA102(M)3401

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1994

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 987.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1994

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1994: 340.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1994, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years