Skip to main content
CrashStats

Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,132 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2018, and 1,337 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2017 (1,121), and casualties rose from 1,299.

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

Collisions in 2018
1,132
Up 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,337
Up 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2018

0.2% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2018 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious15514%
  • Slight97586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.1%
  • Serious16112%
  • Slight1,17488%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 1,132, up 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday151 (13%)
  • Tuesday172 (15%)
  • Wednesday194 (17%)
  • Thursday171 (15%)
  • Friday172 (15%)
  • Saturday159 (14%)
  • Sunday113 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5942 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59146 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59112 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59258 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59230 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January102 (9%)
  • February82 (7.2%)
  • March90 (8%)
  • April83 (7.3%)
  • May95 (8.4%)
  • June94 (8.3%)
  • July101 (8.9%)
  • August95 (8.4%)
  • September87 (7.7%)
  • October108 (9.5%)
  • November111 (9.8%)
  • December84 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight721 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit337 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown63 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds893 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other52 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded44 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry891 (79%)
  • Wet or damp191 (17%)
  • Snow7 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded40 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph466 (41%)
  • 30 mph599 (53%)
  • 40 mph55 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway627 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway280 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road115 (10%)
  • Roundabout35 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded75 (6.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (29%)
  • Cyclist301 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist256 (19%)
  • Pedestrian236 (18%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant75 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant23 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (2%)
  • 16 to 2080 (6%)
  • 21 to 25194 (15%)
  • 26 to 35421 (31%)
  • 36 to 45280 (21%)
  • 46 to 55155 (12%)
  • 56 to 6555 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (0.7%)
  • Over 7516 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded63 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider883 (66%)
  • Pedestrian236 (18%)
  • Passenger218 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,074 (53%)
  • Pedal cycle320 (16%)
  • Motorcycle283 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car130 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes129 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach48 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle28 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 8th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2018

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2018, with 223 collisions, 35 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2018

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2018: 193, including 1 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11193220133
2ndA13153191021
3rdA1205566707
4thA1203546505
5thA12476805
6thA1206404804
7thA1209404106
8thA1202323506
9thA107273308
10thB108253202
11thB140242604
12thA1208212504
13thA1261213113
14thB126181901
15thB135161901
16thA102151500
17thA100141504
18thB118141903
19thB134111101
20thB1275600

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2018

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 1,083.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2018

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2018: 404.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years