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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 995 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2012, and 1,195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2011 (883), and casualties rose from 945.

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

Collisions in 2012
995
Up 13% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,195
Up 26% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2012

0.5% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2012 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious15616%
  • Slight83484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious16314%
  • Slight1,02786%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 995, up 13% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (13%)
  • Tuesday161 (16%)
  • Wednesday141 (14%)
  • Thursday148 (15%)
  • Friday164 (16%)
  • Saturday129 (13%)
  • Sunday121 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5968 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5936 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59242 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (6%)
  • February70 (7%)
  • March85 (8.5%)
  • April74 (7.4%)
  • May82 (8.2%)
  • June81 (8.1%)
  • July99 (9.9%)
  • August102 (10%)
  • September107 (11%)
  • October99 (9.9%)
  • November74 (7.4%)
  • December62 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight701 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds857 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry822 (83%)
  • Wet or damp170 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph951 (96%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway856 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (34%)
  • Cyclist254 (21%)
  • Pedestrian232 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (18%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2088 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 25188 (16%)
  • 26 to 35332 (28%)
  • 36 to 45211 (18%)
  • 46 to 55125 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (1.6%)
  • Over 7515 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded106 (8.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider763 (64%)
  • Pedestrian232 (19%)
  • Passenger200 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,011 (57%)
  • Pedal cycle264 (15%)
  • Motorcycle241 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car67 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 22nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2012

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2012, with 219 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2012

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2012: 202, including 1 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11202240135
2ndA13144184116
3rdA1203465407
4thA107444907
5thA1209414618
6thA1206374107
7thA1202324208
8thB135314101
9thB140273002
10thA1205263712
11thB108263003
12thA12223002
13thA1208212105
14thB126192002
15thA100161905
16thA102162203
17thB118161803
18thB134121203
19thA126191211
20thB1207702

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2012

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 957.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2012

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2012: 384.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years