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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,140 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2000, and 1,387 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1999 (1,202), and casualties fell from 1,424.

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

Collisions in 2000
1,140
Down 5% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,387
Down 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
10
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2000

0.9% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious13712%
  • Slight99387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.1%
  • Serious15011%
  • Slight1,22288%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,140, down 5% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday176 (15%)
  • Tuesday177 (16%)
  • Wednesday179 (16%)
  • Thursday184 (16%)
  • Friday186 (16%)
  • Saturday127 (11%)
  • Sunday111 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59144 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59150 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59183 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59190 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59114 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (7.5%)
  • February69 (6.1%)
  • March93 (8.2%)
  • April88 (7.7%)
  • May101 (8.9%)
  • June87 (7.6%)
  • July101 (8.9%)
  • August98 (8.6%)
  • September94 (8.2%)
  • October100 (8.8%)
  • November110 (9.6%)
  • December114 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight788 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit345 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds955 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds173 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry870 (76%)
  • Wet or damp259 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,063 (93%)
  • 40 mph37 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph38 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway747 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway310 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road52 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant564 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist326 (24%)
  • Pedestrian262 (19%)
  • Cyclist123 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant54 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1058 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1561 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20134 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 25179 (13%)
  • 26 to 35370 (27%)
  • 36 to 45266 (19%)
  • 46 to 55102 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6552 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2%)
  • Over 7519 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded88 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider833 (60%)
  • Passenger292 (21%)
  • Pedestrian262 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,256 (62%)
  • Motorcycle356 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes131 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach64 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 49th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
62nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2000

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2000: 176, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11176225224
2ndA13156197014
3rdA12037810328
4thA12066373113
5thA102486707
6thA1205414803
7thB135414716
8thA1202405106
9thA107384403
10thA1209374005
11thB140324005
12thA1208303303
13thA12283806
14thB108252711
15thA1261212602
16thB118202200
17thA100161822
18thB126131402
19thB1348900
20thA12046602

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2000

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 1,092.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2000

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2000: 352.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years