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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,038 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1996, and 1,193 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (1,033), and casualties rose from 1,181.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,038
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,193
Up 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1996

0.5% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious17517%
  • Slight85883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious18616%
  • Slight1,00184%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,038, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 1,038
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (16%)
  • Tuesday160 (15%)
  • Wednesday155 (15%)
  • Thursday160 (15%)
  • Friday195 (19%)
  • Saturday98 (9.4%)
  • Sunday99 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59155 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59182 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59243 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (6.6%)
  • February88 (8.5%)
  • March95 (9.2%)
  • April83 (8%)
  • May82 (7.9%)
  • June95 (9.2%)
  • July84 (8.1%)
  • August80 (7.7%)
  • September96 (9.2%)
  • October78 (7.5%)
  • November104 (10%)
  • December85 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight735 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds898 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry865 (83%)
  • Wet or damp166 (16%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph998 (96%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway820 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (4%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (40%)
  • Pedestrian292 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist222 (19%)
  • Cyclist115 (9.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (4%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2%)
  • 6 to 1053 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1556 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2089 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 25165 (14%)
  • 26 to 35372 (31%)
  • 36 to 45143 (12%)
  • 46 to 5586 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6559 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.7%)
  • Over 7522 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded80 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider643 (54%)
  • Pedestrian292 (24%)
  • Passenger258 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,162 (67%)
  • Motorcycle239 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 62nd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1996

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1996: 182, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11182214128
2ndA13149176124
3rdA1203799006
4thA12065264212
5thA107465207
6thA1205323906
7thB135303706
8thA102293616
9thA1209273107
10thB108273002
11thA1202262905
12thB140252605
13thA1261202104
14thA100192205
15thB118192103
16thA1208141402
17thB126131402
18thB12581003
19thB1217802
20thA102(M)5801

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1996

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 993.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1996

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1996: 354.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years