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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,066 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2015, and 1,247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2014 (1,044), and casualties rose from 1,221.

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

Collisions in 2015
1,066
Up 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,247
Up 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
5.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2015

0.3% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2015 were fatal and 5.8% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious625.8%
  • Slight1,00194%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious655.2%
  • Slight1,17995%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 1,066, up 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 1,066
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday152 (14%)
  • Tuesday163 (15%)
  • Wednesday164 (15%)
  • Thursday167 (16%)
  • Friday159 (15%)
  • Saturday133 (12%)
  • Sunday128 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5967 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59125 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59184 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59140 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (6.1%)
  • February74 (6.9%)
  • March74 (6.9%)
  • April82 (7.7%)
  • May94 (8.8%)
  • June96 (9%)
  • July101 (9.5%)
  • August105 (9.8%)
  • September90 (8.4%)
  • October93 (8.7%)
  • November100 (9.4%)
  • December92 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight690 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit372 (35%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds943 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry904 (85%)
  • Wet or damp161 (15%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph87 (8.2%)
  • 30 mph923 (87%)
  • 40 mph45 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway848 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout17 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist257 (21%)
  • Cyclist222 (18%)
  • Pedestrian222 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant45 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2092 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 25194 (16%)
  • 26 to 35372 (30%)
  • 36 to 45247 (20%)
  • 46 to 55140 (11%)
  • 56 to 6541 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (1.5%)
  • Over 7512 (1%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider800 (64%)
  • Passenger225 (18%)
  • Pedestrian222 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,056 (56%)
  • Motorcycle288 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle232 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car101 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach58 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 13th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2015

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2015, with 203 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2015

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2015: 206, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1120623409
2ndA13171198111
3rdA1203586902
4thA1206506412
5thA107374003
6thA1208343402
7thA1209344001
8thA1202323401
9thA1261324003
10thA1205313803
11thB135313803
12thA12283902
13thB118232502
14thB140232601
15thB108182010
16thB126171800
17thA100121602
18thB1347701
19thB1205600
20thB1275500

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2015

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 1,030.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2015

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2015: 378.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2015, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years