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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,131 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2019, and 1,350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2018 (1,132), and casualties rose from 1,337.

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

Collisions in 2019
1,131
Level with 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,350
Up 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2019

0.3% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2019 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious15514%
  • Slight97386%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.2%
  • Serious16112%
  • Slight1,18688%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 1,131, level with 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (11%)
  • Tuesday177 (16%)
  • Wednesday172 (15%)
  • Thursday168 (15%)
  • Friday175 (15%)
  • Saturday160 (14%)
  • Sunday149 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5937 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59142 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59248 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59151 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (6.5%)
  • February85 (7.5%)
  • March84 (7.4%)
  • April84 (7.4%)
  • May107 (9.5%)
  • June91 (8%)
  • July101 (8.9%)
  • August106 (9.4%)
  • September102 (9%)
  • October106 (9.4%)
  • November116 (10%)
  • December76 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight693 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit336 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown89 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds878 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds148 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other54 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry864 (76%)
  • Wet or damp234 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph541 (48%)
  • 30 mph525 (46%)
  • 40 mph54 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway618 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway261 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road117 (10%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded94 (8.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (31%)
  • Cyclist293 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist254 (19%)
  • Pedestrian226 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant74 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant56 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2085 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 25201 (15%)
  • 26 to 35424 (31%)
  • 36 to 45251 (19%)
  • 46 to 55154 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (1.3%)
  • Over 7512 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded85 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider868 (64%)
  • Passenger256 (19%)
  • Pedestrian226 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,051 (52%)
  • Pedal cycle313 (16%)
  • Motorcycle304 (15%)
  • Taxi or private hire car133 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes121 (6%)
  • Bus or coach59 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 5th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
8th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2019

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2019, with 200 collisions, 23 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2019

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2019: 197, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11197227025
2ndA13170212028
3rdA1203577706
4thA1206546219
5thA1209414506
6thA12396314
7thA107354005
8thA1205354006
9thA1202293107
10thB108252603
11thB135253301
12thA100212203
13thA1208202003
14thB118192101
15thB140182402
16thB126171905
17thB134151701
18thA1261132002
19thA102111801
20thB1219900

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2019

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 1,093.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2019

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2019: 391.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2019, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years