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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,202 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1999, and 1,424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (1,150), and casualties rose from 1,306.

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

Collisions in 1999
1,202
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,424
Up 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
13
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 1999

1.1% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1999 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.1%
  • Serious1199.9%
  • Slight1,07089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141%
  • Serious1268.8%
  • Slight1,28490%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,202, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday182 (15%)
  • Tuesday174 (14%)
  • Wednesday212 (18%)
  • Thursday177 (15%)
  • Friday199 (17%)
  • Saturday144 (12%)
  • Sunday114 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5932 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59161 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59229 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59280 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59200 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59122 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January98 (8.2%)
  • February94 (7.8%)
  • March100 (8.3%)
  • April101 (8.4%)
  • May84 (7%)
  • June112 (9.3%)
  • July108 (9%)
  • August99 (8.2%)
  • September101 (8.4%)
  • October102 (8.5%)
  • November110 (9.2%)
  • December93 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight823 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit369 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,034 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds143 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry975 (81%)
  • Wet or damp217 (18%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,148 (96%)
  • 40 mph22 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph30 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway792 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway288 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road76 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout42 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant626 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist313 (22%)
  • Pedestrian255 (18%)
  • Cyclist123 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 531 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1040 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1554 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20140 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 25200 (14%)
  • 26 to 35434 (30%)
  • 36 to 45233 (16%)
  • 46 to 55107 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6547 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.1%)
  • Over 7523 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded85 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider864 (61%)
  • Passenger305 (21%)
  • Pedestrian255 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,328 (64%)
  • Motorcycle336 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle125 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 41st most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 1999

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 1999: 183, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11183212422
2ndA13179222217
3rdA12039912338
4thA1206779019
5thA107485001
6thA102476103
7thA1205405703
8thA1209384303
9thB135354004
10thB118272712
11thA1202252905
12thA1208242602
13thA1261242703
14thB108242902
15thA100212404
16thB140212402
17thA102(M)152201
18thB126121201
19thB1348800
20thB1426800

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1999

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 1,146.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 1999

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 1999: 351.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 1999, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years