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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 829 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2004, and 991 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2003 (899), and casualties fell from 1,057.

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

Collisions in 2004
829
Down 8% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
991
Down 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2004

0.7% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious12115%
  • Slight70285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious12713%
  • Slight85887%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 829, down 8% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 829
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (14%)
  • Tuesday128 (15%)
  • Wednesday130 (16%)
  • Thursday135 (16%)
  • Friday153 (18%)
  • Saturday88 (11%)
  • Sunday82 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (9.3%)
  • February63 (7.6%)
  • March62 (7.5%)
  • April56 (6.8%)
  • May72 (8.7%)
  • June75 (9%)
  • July75 (9%)
  • August65 (7.8%)
  • September86 (10%)
  • October90 (11%)
  • November62 (7.5%)
  • December46 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight578 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit249 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds715 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry670 (81%)
  • Wet or damp152 (18%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph781 (94%)
  • 40 mph33 (4%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway518 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway255 (31%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist212 (21%)
  • Pedestrian189 (19%)
  • Cyclist104 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2080 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 25122 (12%)
  • 26 to 35278 (28%)
  • 36 to 45183 (18%)
  • 46 to 5589 (9%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2%)
  • Over 7510 (1%)
  • Not recorded78 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider605 (61%)
  • Passenger197 (20%)
  • Pedestrian189 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car892 (61%)
  • Motorcycle231 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach45 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 71st most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2004

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2004, with 135 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2004

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2004: 150, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11150174113
2ndA13109124118
3rdA1203455215
4thB135354107
5thA1205324806
6thA1206323809
7thA12304916
8thA107263405
9thA1208262904
10thA1209262803
11thA102223512
12thB140222405
13thA1261192404
14thB108182401
15thA1202171804
16thB118121302
17thB126111201
18thB1349901
19thA1007703
20thB1217700

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2004

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 791.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2004

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2004: 253.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2004, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years