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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 896 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2020, and 1,034 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2019 (1,131), and casualties fell from 1,350.

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

Collisions in 2020
896
Down 21% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
1,034
Down 23% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2020

0.2% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2020 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious11012%
  • Slight78488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious11111%
  • Slight92189%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 896, down 21% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 896
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (13%)
  • Tuesday128 (14%)
  • Wednesday151 (17%)
  • Thursday137 (15%)
  • Friday133 (15%)
  • Saturday137 (15%)
  • Sunday98 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (9.5%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59224 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59198 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (7.1%)
  • February85 (9.5%)
  • March60 (6.7%)
  • April47 (5.2%)
  • May52 (5.8%)
  • June93 (10%)
  • July94 (10%)
  • August85 (9.5%)
  • September84 (9.4%)
  • October78 (8.7%)
  • November75 (8.4%)
  • December79 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight589 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (6.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds661 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds117 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Other57 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded45 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry659 (74%)
  • Wet or damp197 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded39 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph508 (57%)
  • 30 mph351 (39%)
  • 40 mph36 (4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway466 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway174 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road128 (14%)
  • Roundabout34 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded94 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (32%)
  • Cyclist278 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist201 (19%)
  • Pedestrian142 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant31 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2064 (6.2%)
  • 21 to 25163 (16%)
  • 26 to 35351 (34%)
  • 36 to 45206 (20%)
  • 46 to 5586 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6533 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (1.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded77 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider746 (72%)
  • Passenger146 (14%)
  • Pedestrian142 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car918 (55%)
  • Pedal cycle298 (18%)
  • Motorcycle239 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car63 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)22 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 7th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
9th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2020

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2020, with 154 collisions, 18 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2020

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2020: 155, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11155167119
2ndA13130148017
3rdA12065568011
4thA1205404606
5thA1203354408
6thB135273201
7thA1208262803
8thA1202252702
9thA107243106
10thA12212603
11thB126212203
12thA1209192102
13thB108172102
14thB140172001
15thA1261121301
16thB118121201
17thB134121200
18thA100111302
19thA102101301
20thB12071000

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2020

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 855.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2020

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2020: 315.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years