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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 787 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2006, and 916 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2005 (839), and casualties fell from 1,004.

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

Collisions in 2006
787
Down 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
916
Down 9% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2006

0.6% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious10914%
  • Slight67386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious11813%
  • Slight79286%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 787, down 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 787
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (14%)
  • Tuesday150 (19%)
  • Wednesday137 (17%)
  • Thursday123 (16%)
  • Friday109 (14%)
  • Saturday80 (10%)
  • Sunday74 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59154 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (7.2%)
  • February58 (7.4%)
  • March61 (7.8%)
  • April41 (5.2%)
  • May60 (7.6%)
  • June86 (11%)
  • July71 (9%)
  • August71 (9%)
  • September77 (9.8%)
  • October68 (8.6%)
  • November74 (9.4%)
  • December63 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight548 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds742 (94%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (5.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry723 (92%)
  • Wet or damp63 (8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph674 (86%)
  • 40 mph12 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph92 (12%)
  • 70 mph8 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway595 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (19%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist182 (20%)
  • Pedestrian172 (19%)
  • Cyclist112 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2066 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 25115 (13%)
  • 26 to 35288 (31%)
  • 36 to 45159 (17%)
  • 46 to 5593 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2%)
  • Over 757 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded86 (9.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider598 (65%)
  • Pedestrian172 (19%)
  • Passenger146 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car879 (62%)
  • Motorcycle207 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach53 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 59th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2006

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2006, with 130 collisions, 22 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2006

The A13 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2006: 103, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13103123011
2ndA1195111020
3rdA1203435206
4thA12063339010
5thA107242702
6thA1205242705
7thA12212611
8thB140191903
9thA1202171913
10thA1209172001
11thB135171702
12thA1261141721
13thB108131500
14thA102121201
15thB1208900
16thA1007801
17thA12086600
18thB1185600
19thB1235501
20thB1265500

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2006

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 759.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2006

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2006: 261.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2006, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years