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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 831 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2007, and 969 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2006 (787), and casualties rose from 916.

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

Collisions in 2007
831
Up 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
969
Up 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2007

0.5% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious13516%
  • Slight69283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious14515%
  • Slight81884%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2007 is highlighted, with 831, up 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007: 831
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday143 (17%)
  • Tuesday135 (16%)
  • Wednesday129 (16%)
  • Thursday123 (15%)
  • Friday119 (14%)
  • Saturday94 (11%)
  • Sunday88 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.2%)
  • February67 (8.1%)
  • March75 (9%)
  • April67 (8.1%)
  • May63 (7.6%)
  • June76 (9.1%)
  • July67 (8.1%)
  • August64 (7.7%)
  • September72 (8.7%)
  • October74 (8.9%)
  • November81 (9.7%)
  • December65 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight602 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds711 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry722 (87%)
  • Wet or damp107 (13%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph785 (94%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway627 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (22%)
  • Pedestrian155 (16%)
  • Cyclist124 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2087 (9%)
  • 21 to 25146 (15%)
  • 26 to 35256 (26%)
  • 36 to 45191 (20%)
  • 46 to 5578 (8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.2%)
  • Over 755 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded91 (9.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider660 (68%)
  • Pedestrian155 (16%)
  • Passenger154 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car951 (63%)
  • Motorcycle237 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle129 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle29 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car26 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 46th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2007

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2007, with 139 collisions, 22 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2007

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2007: 142, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11142169130
2ndA13110126118
3rdA12034547110
4thA1206374304
5thA1205354005
6thA12334507
7thB135303313
8thA107252902
9thA1209252707
10thA1261222601
11thA1202202203
12thB140202303
13thB118182102
14thA1208162005
15thA102141902
16thB108111303
17thB126101302
18thB134101001
19thA10091102
20thB1207800

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2007

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 801.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2007

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2007: 275.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years