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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 932 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2013, and 1,020 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2012 (995), and casualties fell from 1,195.

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

Collisions in 2013
932
Down 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,020
Down 15% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2013

0.6% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2013 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious798.5%
  • Slight84791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.6%
  • Serious817.9%
  • Slight93391%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2013 is highlighted, with 932, down 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 932
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday132 (14%)
  • Tuesday178 (19%)
  • Wednesday134 (14%)
  • Thursday142 (15%)
  • Friday164 (18%)
  • Saturday100 (11%)
  • Sunday82 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (5.8%)
  • February64 (6.9%)
  • March65 (7%)
  • April78 (8.4%)
  • May62 (6.7%)
  • June91 (9.8%)
  • July78 (8.4%)
  • August86 (9.2%)
  • September71 (7.6%)
  • October114 (12%)
  • November92 (9.9%)
  • December77 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight599 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit295 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds814 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry754 (81%)
  • Wet or damp171 (18%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph910 (98%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway764 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (14%)
  • Roundabout28 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (30%)
  • Cyclist254 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (21%)
  • Pedestrian192 (19%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (1.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (2%)
  • 16 to 2077 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 25174 (17%)
  • 26 to 35309 (30%)
  • 36 to 45189 (19%)
  • 46 to 55106 (10%)
  • 56 to 6540 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (1.7%)
  • Over 7515 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded49 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider732 (72%)
  • Pedestrian192 (19%)
  • Passenger96 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car893 (54%)
  • Pedal cycle267 (16%)
  • Motorcycle239 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (7.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car60 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach37 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Tower Hamlets ranked among 351 areas in 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 22nd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2013

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2013, with 180 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2013

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2013: 198, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11198224418
2ndA13140152016
3rdA1206474905
4thA1203455004
5thA1205394001
6thA12323301
7thA1202323605
8thA107263302
9thA1209252600
10thA1208242501
11thB140232603
12thB108222404
13thB135202002
14thB118151702
15thB126151600
16thA12619901
17thA1008901
18thB1218901
19thB1237710
20thB1426601

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2013

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 892.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2013

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2013: 339.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2013, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years