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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 930 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2002, and 1,094 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2001 (1,170), and casualties fell from 1,397.

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

Collisions in 2002
930
Down 21% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
1,094
Down 22% on 2001
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2002

1.1% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious13214%
  • Slight78885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious14113%
  • Slight94386%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 930, down 21% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 930
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (13%)
  • Tuesday162 (17%)
  • Wednesday155 (17%)
  • Thursday151 (16%)
  • Friday135 (15%)
  • Saturday110 (12%)
  • Sunday92 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5996 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.7%)
  • February71 (7.6%)
  • March72 (7.7%)
  • April88 (9.5%)
  • May74 (8%)
  • June67 (7.2%)
  • July108 (12%)
  • August64 (6.9%)
  • September75 (8.1%)
  • October84 (9%)
  • November95 (10%)
  • December60 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight656 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds786 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry723 (78%)
  • Wet or damp203 (22%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph878 (94%)
  • 40 mph23 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph27 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway555 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway304 (33%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist275 (25%)
  • Pedestrian217 (20%)
  • Cyclist89 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2093 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 25140 (13%)
  • 26 to 35311 (28%)
  • 36 to 45214 (20%)
  • 46 to 5581 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6549 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.3%)
  • Over 7518 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded76 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider657 (60%)
  • Passenger220 (20%)
  • Pedestrian217 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car974 (60%)
  • Motorcycle295 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach51 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tower Hamlets ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 65th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2002

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2002, with 169 collisions, 28 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2002

The A13 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2002: 156, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13156188025
2ndA11144170117
3rdA12037482119
4thA12446318
5thA1205394315
6thA1209394622
7thB135363905
8thA1206343722
9thA1202253405
10thA107232612
11thB140232902
12thA1208212303
13thB108212604
14thA1261131806
15thA102121303
16thB118121502
17thB126111102
18thB1428800
19thA1006601
20thB1206700

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2002

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 882.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2002

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2002: 296.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years