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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,044 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2014, and 1,221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2013 (932), and casualties rose from 1,020.

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

Collisions in 2014
1,044
Up 12% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,221
Up 20% on 2013
Fatal collisions
8
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2014

0.8% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2014 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious807.7%
  • Slight95692%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious806.6%
  • Slight1,13393%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 1,044, up 12% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 1,044
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday163 (16%)
  • Tuesday156 (15%)
  • Wednesday162 (16%)
  • Thursday152 (15%)
  • Friday162 (16%)
  • Saturday133 (13%)
  • Sunday116 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59132 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59149 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59231 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59221 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59121 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (8%)
  • February70 (6.7%)
  • March87 (8.3%)
  • April62 (5.9%)
  • May83 (8%)
  • June102 (9.8%)
  • July92 (8.8%)
  • August92 (8.8%)
  • September93 (8.9%)
  • October118 (11%)
  • November87 (8.3%)
  • December75 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight685 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit357 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds931 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry860 (82%)
  • Wet or damp184 (18%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph993 (95%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway903 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (10%)
  • Roundabout22 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (32%)
  • Cyclist273 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist259 (21%)
  • Pedestrian208 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2079 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 25197 (16%)
  • 26 to 35379 (31%)
  • 36 to 45233 (19%)
  • 46 to 55133 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (1.1%)
  • Over 7519 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded54 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider833 (68%)
  • Pedestrian208 (17%)
  • Passenger180 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,018 (55%)
  • Motorcycle297 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle285 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes123 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach50 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car47 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 16th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2014

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2014, with 219 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2014

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2014: 199, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11199229224
2ndA13189219311
3rdA1206515603
4thA1205475604
5thA1203374610
6thA1202323812
7thA1209303203
8thB135293102
9thA12284001
10thB108283304
11thA107252903
12thB118192002
13thB126181901
14thA1208161701
15thA1261161702
16thA100142101
17thB134141501
18thB140131400
19thA10281100
20thB1206601

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2014

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 1,007.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2014

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2014: 401.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years