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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,086 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2016, and 1,272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2015 (1,066), and casualties rose from 1,247.

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

Collisions in 2016
1,086
Up 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
1,272
Up 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2016

0.6% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2016 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious11010%
  • Slight96989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious1138.9%
  • Slight1,15190%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 1,086, up 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 1,086
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (15%)
  • Tuesday171 (16%)
  • Wednesday191 (18%)
  • Thursday153 (14%)
  • Friday165 (15%)
  • Saturday142 (13%)
  • Sunday103 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59179 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59222 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59115 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January81 (7.5%)
  • February76 (7%)
  • March80 (7.4%)
  • April87 (8%)
  • May107 (9.9%)
  • June100 (9.2%)
  • July99 (9.1%)
  • August87 (8%)
  • September74 (6.8%)
  • October90 (8.3%)
  • November111 (10%)
  • December94 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight728 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit349 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds941 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded32 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry920 (85%)
  • Wet or damp153 (14%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph279 (26%)
  • 30 mph752 (69%)
  • 40 mph46 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway785 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway184 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout38 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (33%)
  • Cyclist282 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist267 (21%)
  • Pedestrian203 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant28 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2073 (5.7%)
  • 21 to 25226 (18%)
  • 26 to 35388 (31%)
  • 36 to 45247 (19%)
  • 46 to 55157 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (1.3%)
  • Over 7510 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded44 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider888 (70%)
  • Pedestrian203 (16%)
  • Passenger181 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,099 (55%)
  • Motorcycle300 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle298 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car80 (4%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 12th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2016

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2016, with 175 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2016

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2016: 167, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11167195220
2ndA13163203214
3rdA1203525508
4thA1206486803
5thA12456002
6thA1205435006
7thA1202404403
8thA1209384106
9thB135293112
10thB126282904
11thA1261273102
12thB108263205
13thA1208252602
14thB140242606
15thA107232500
16thB118232600
17thA102161800
18thB134151700
19thA100141704
20thB123101002

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2016

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 1,038.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2016

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2016: 378.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2016, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years