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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 839 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2005, and 1,004 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2004 (829), and casualties rose from 991.

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

Collisions in 2005
839
Up 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,004
Up 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
8
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2005

1% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious9712%
  • Slight73487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious10310%
  • Slight89389%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 839, up 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 839
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday124 (15%)
  • Tuesday121 (14%)
  • Wednesday142 (17%)
  • Thursday128 (15%)
  • Friday133 (16%)
  • Saturday90 (11%)
  • Sunday101 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59204 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59146 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (8.2%)
  • February58 (6.9%)
  • March72 (8.6%)
  • April79 (9.4%)
  • May58 (6.9%)
  • June69 (8.2%)
  • July61 (7.3%)
  • August71 (8.5%)
  • September73 (8.7%)
  • October74 (8.8%)
  • November84 (10%)
  • December71 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight570 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit265 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds752 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (8.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry721 (86%)
  • Wet or damp114 (14%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph771 (92%)
  • 40 mph31 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph34 (4.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway603 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway173 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road37 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist224 (22%)
  • Pedestrian184 (18%)
  • Cyclist104 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2081 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 25147 (15%)
  • 26 to 35285 (28%)
  • 36 to 45166 (17%)
  • 46 to 5587 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7516 (1.6%)
  • Over 758 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded109 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider610 (61%)
  • Passenger210 (21%)
  • Pedestrian184 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car946 (62%)
  • Motorcycle243 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach56 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 58th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2005

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2005, with 141 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2005

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2005: 138, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11138166215
2ndA13133161120
3rdA1206485704
4thA1203425118
5thA1205313516
6thB135293411
7thA1209283415
8thA12263201
9thA107202301
10thB140192202
11thA1208172002
12thA1261151704
13thA1202111600
14thB108101310
15thA1029901
16thB11891202
17thA10081301
18thB12681101
19thB1347801
20thB1424400

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2005

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 798.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2005

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2005: 263.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years