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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,033 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1995, and 1,181 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1994 (1,032), and casualties rose from 1,162.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,033
Level with 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,181
Up 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1995

0.9% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1995 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious17517%
  • Slight84982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious18616%
  • Slight98683%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,033, level with 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995: 1,033
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (16%)
  • Tuesday159 (15%)
  • Wednesday164 (16%)
  • Thursday147 (14%)
  • Friday171 (17%)
  • Saturday122 (12%)
  • Sunday108 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59260 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59176 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (7.3%)
  • February80 (7.7%)
  • March91 (8.8%)
  • April60 (5.8%)
  • May109 (11%)
  • June101 (9.8%)
  • July93 (9%)
  • August95 (9.2%)
  • September92 (8.9%)
  • October88 (8.5%)
  • November76 (7.4%)
  • December73 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight747 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds894 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry832 (81%)
  • Wet or damp190 (18%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph996 (96%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph21 (2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway753 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway194 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout29 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant459 (39%)
  • Pedestrian287 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist199 (17%)
  • Cyclist140 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1060 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (6.6%)
  • 21 to 25175 (15%)
  • 26 to 35362 (31%)
  • 36 to 45155 (13%)
  • 46 to 5573 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6552 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (1.9%)
  • Over 7514 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded106 (9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider660 (56%)
  • Pedestrian287 (24%)
  • Passenger234 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,130 (64%)
  • Motorcycle217 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle148 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes116 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 60th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1995

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1995: 186, including 2 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11186219227
2ndA13177199329
3rdA12036271011
4thA12065762012
5thA102506519
6thA107435006
7thA1205435415
8thB135313213
9thB140313304
10thA1209283606
11thA1208202507
12thA1202192005
13thA1261151602
14thB108151503
15thB118141615
16thA100131601
17thB126101001
18thB1426602
19thA102(M)5500
20thA10205500

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1995

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 969.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1995

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1995: 336.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years