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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 877 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2008, and 1,103 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2007 (831), and casualties rose from 969.

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

Collisions in 2008
877
Up 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,103
Up 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2008

0.9% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2008 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious13115%
  • Slight73884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious13813%
  • Slight95787%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 877, up 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (15%)
  • Tuesday135 (15%)
  • Wednesday121 (14%)
  • Thursday153 (17%)
  • Friday145 (17%)
  • Saturday103 (12%)
  • Sunday91 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59176 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (6.6%)
  • February74 (8.4%)
  • March57 (6.5%)
  • April80 (9.1%)
  • May73 (8.3%)
  • June82 (9.4%)
  • July88 (10%)
  • August62 (7.1%)
  • September80 (9.1%)
  • October84 (9.6%)
  • November78 (8.9%)
  • December61 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight594 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds722 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry719 (82%)
  • Wet or damp153 (17%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph854 (97%)
  • 40 mph15 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway595 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway207 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout32 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant476 (43%)
  • Pedestrian194 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist189 (17%)
  • Cyclist137 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (2%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2082 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 25143 (13%)
  • 26 to 35325 (29%)
  • 36 to 45193 (17%)
  • 46 to 5592 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6541 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (1.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded108 (9.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider658 (60%)
  • Passenger251 (23%)
  • Pedestrian194 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car986 (62%)
  • Motorcycle203 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle148 (9.3%)
  • Bus or coach70 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car39 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle33 (2.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 35th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
40th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2008

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2008, with 192 collisions, 30 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2008

The A13 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2008: 150, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13150189026
2ndA11147177324
3rdA1206505716
4thA12034560012
5thA1205324509
6thA1209304112
7thB135294104
8thB140273302
9thA12263503
10thA107243006
11thA1208222304
12thA1202212904
13thB108212402
14thB118152202
15thA1261131700
16thB126121202
17thA102111802
18thB134101004
19thA1008901
20thB1426603

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2008

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 837.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2008

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2008: 302.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years