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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,170 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2001, and 1,397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (1,140), and casualties rose from 1,387.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,170
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,397
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2001

0.4% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious14412%
  • Slight1,02187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious15411%
  • Slight1,23889%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,170, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (13%)
  • Tuesday190 (16%)
  • Wednesday193 (16%)
  • Thursday201 (17%)
  • Friday187 (16%)
  • Saturday134 (11%)
  • Sunday118 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5956 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5947 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59149 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59146 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59196 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59282 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59105 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January91 (7.8%)
  • February101 (8.6%)
  • March98 (8.4%)
  • April107 (9.1%)
  • May126 (11%)
  • June100 (8.5%)
  • July116 (9.9%)
  • August80 (6.8%)
  • September95 (8.1%)
  • October101 (8.6%)
  • November69 (5.9%)
  • December86 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight802 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit364 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds985 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds166 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry905 (77%)
  • Wet or damp257 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,096 (94%)
  • 40 mph20 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph51 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway724 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway358 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout36 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant594 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist334 (24%)
  • Pedestrian261 (19%)
  • Cyclist98 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1044 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20129 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 25183 (13%)
  • 26 to 35441 (32%)
  • 36 to 45250 (18%)
  • 46 to 55105 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6557 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (1.7%)
  • Over 7515 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded77 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider873 (62%)
  • Passenger263 (19%)
  • Pedestrian261 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,317 (64%)
  • Motorcycle363 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes125 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach59 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car43 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tower Hamlets ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 43rd most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2001

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2001, with 197 collisions, 26 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2001

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2001: 229, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11229265226
2ndA13165204125
3rdA120397119112
4thA12669007
5thA12065666010
6thA1209495205
7thA107394812
8thB135394403
9thA1205324402
10thA1202293305
11thB140263302
12thA1208252903
13thA1261253005
14thA102161901
15thB108161802
16thB118121502
17thB1268802
18thA1007701
19thA1156702
20thA10205501

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2001

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 1,125.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2001

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2001: 370.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2001, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years