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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 861 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2010, and 970 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2009 (772), and casualties rose from 892.

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

Collisions in 2010
861
Up 12% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
970
Up 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2010

0.7% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2010 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious839.6%
  • Slight77290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious858.8%
  • Slight87991%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 861, up 12% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 861
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (15%)
  • Tuesday143 (17%)
  • Wednesday123 (14%)
  • Thursday126 (15%)
  • Friday157 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (10%)
  • Sunday94 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59191 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (5.9%)
  • February57 (6.6%)
  • March78 (9.1%)
  • April74 (8.6%)
  • May67 (7.8%)
  • June80 (9.3%)
  • July91 (11%)
  • August79 (9.2%)
  • September78 (9.1%)
  • October69 (8%)
  • November71 (8.2%)
  • December66 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight608 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit245 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds775 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (7.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry704 (82%)
  • Wet or damp138 (16%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.3%)
  • Snow7 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph830 (96%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway742 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (40%)
  • Pedestrian181 (19%)
  • Cyclist177 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 25136 (14%)
  • 26 to 35268 (28%)
  • 36 to 45182 (19%)
  • 46 to 5598 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (2.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (1.3%)
  • Over 7515 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded119 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider664 (68%)
  • Pedestrian181 (19%)
  • Passenger125 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car999 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle182 (12%)
  • Motorcycle172 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 32nd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2010

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2010, with 186 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2010

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2010: 195, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11195212130
2ndA1311413508
3rdA1206353913
4thA107313203
5thA12313903
6thA1203303201
7thA1209263115
8thA1205252601
9thB140252900
10thA1202192004
11thA1208161902
12thB118161802
13thB135161701
14thB108151601
15thA1261131812
16thA100121600
17thA102111212
18thB126111301
19thB1349900
20thB1428900

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2010

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 838.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2010

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2010: 303.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years