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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,150 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1998, and 1,306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1997 (1,033), and casualties rose from 1,191.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,150
Up 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,306
Up 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1998

0.5% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious18416%
  • Slight96083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious19615%
  • Slight1,10485%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,150, up 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998: 1,150
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (15%)
  • Tuesday190 (17%)
  • Wednesday202 (18%)
  • Thursday171 (15%)
  • Friday202 (18%)
  • Saturday113 (9.8%)
  • Sunday99 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59221 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59288 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (7.4%)
  • February73 (6.3%)
  • March109 (9.5%)
  • April94 (8.2%)
  • May105 (9.1%)
  • June104 (9%)
  • July95 (8.3%)
  • August86 (7.5%)
  • September93 (8.1%)
  • October122 (11%)
  • November103 (9%)
  • December81 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight830 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit296 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds905 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded66 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry904 (79%)
  • Wet or damp244 (21%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,095 (95%)
  • 40 mph35 (3%)
  • 50 mph12 (1%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway888 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway164 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist305 (23%)
  • Pedestrian290 (22%)
  • Cyclist122 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2%)
  • 6 to 1056 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1551 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2093 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 25186 (14%)
  • 26 to 35423 (32%)
  • 36 to 45211 (16%)
  • 46 to 5595 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6542 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (1.8%)
  • Over 7519 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded80 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider771 (59%)
  • Pedestrian290 (22%)
  • Passenger245 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,241 (63%)
  • Motorcycle327 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle122 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach55 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car42 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 49th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1998

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1998: 183, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11183204129
2ndA13176202319
3rdA120394106214
4thA12065868012
5thB1355057010
6thA1205394506
7thA1209374407
8thA107354405
9thA102343608
10thA1202343707
11thA1261323805
12thA100293404
13thB108253003
14thB140232407
15thA1208222302
16thB126151501
17thB118141702
18thB1348801
19thA102(M)51103
20thA12044401

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1998

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,103.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1998

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1998: 395.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years