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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,121 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2017, and 1,299 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 174 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2016 (1,086), and casualties rose from 1,272.

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

Collisions in 2017
1,121
Up 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,299
Up 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
174
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2017

0.5% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious17416%
  • Slight94184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.5%
  • Serious18314%
  • Slight1,11085%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 1,121, up 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 1,121
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (12%)
  • Tuesday145 (13%)
  • Wednesday206 (18%)
  • Thursday184 (16%)
  • Friday201 (18%)
  • Saturday150 (13%)
  • Sunday101 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5939 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59231 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59236 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59149 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (6.6%)
  • February89 (7.9%)
  • March100 (8.9%)
  • April101 (9%)
  • May96 (8.6%)
  • June102 (9.1%)
  • July116 (10%)
  • August90 (8%)
  • September90 (8%)
  • October97 (8.7%)
  • November96 (8.6%)
  • December70 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight698 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit385 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds885 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds115 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other46 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry867 (77%)
  • Wet or damp200 (18%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded44 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph437 (39%)
  • 30 mph621 (55%)
  • 40 mph55 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway674 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway273 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road89 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout34 (3%)
  • Not recorded51 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (32%)
  • Cyclist285 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist263 (20%)
  • Pedestrian246 (19%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2089 (6.9%)
  • 21 to 25201 (15%)
  • 26 to 35419 (32%)
  • 36 to 45257 (20%)
  • 46 to 55147 (11%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (1.4%)
  • Over 7513 (1%)
  • Not recorded33 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider864 (67%)
  • Pedestrian246 (19%)
  • Passenger189 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,092 (55%)
  • Motorcycle307 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle306 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car90 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle22 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 7th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2017

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2017, with 228 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2017

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2017: 209, including 1 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11209232135
2ndA13143167118
3rdA1206555809
4thA12456302
5thA12034551210
6thA1205404806
7thA1202384009
8thA1209333605
9thB108334106
10thA1208313205
11thA107293306
12thB118263304
13thB140223006
14thA1261212901
15thB135212204
16thB126192104
17thA102152102
18thB134111112
19thA100101102
20thB1258901

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2017

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 1,061.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2017

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2017: 421.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years