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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,039 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2022, and 1,170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2021 (1,114), and casualties fell from 1,281.

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

Collisions in 2022
1,039
Down 7% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
1,170
Down 9% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2022

0.4% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2022 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious16316%
  • Slight87284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious16514%
  • Slight1,00186%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 1,039, down 7% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 1,039
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (13%)
  • Tuesday148 (14%)
  • Wednesday152 (15%)
  • Thursday133 (13%)
  • Friday172 (17%)
  • Saturday166 (16%)
  • Sunday133 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5969 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59210 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59125 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (9%)
  • February84 (8.1%)
  • March82 (7.9%)
  • April83 (8%)
  • May111 (11%)
  • June84 (8.1%)
  • July99 (9.5%)
  • August94 (9%)
  • September72 (6.9%)
  • October90 (8.7%)
  • November75 (7.2%)
  • December71 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight656 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit356 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds813 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other70 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded56 (5.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry844 (81%)
  • Wet or damp134 (13%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded54 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph653 (63%)
  • 30 mph336 (32%)
  • 40 mph39 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph10 (1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway555 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road130 (13%)
  • Roundabout44 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded120 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (28%)
  • Cyclist318 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist268 (23%)
  • Pedestrian163 (14%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (2%)
  • 16 to 20100 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 25183 (16%)
  • 26 to 35343 (29%)
  • 36 to 45230 (20%)
  • 46 to 55133 (11%)
  • 56 to 6553 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2%)
  • Over 757 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded54 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider864 (74%)
  • Pedestrian163 (14%)
  • Passenger143 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,017 (52%)
  • Pedal cycle335 (17%)
  • Motorcycle328 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (5.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car61 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach39 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 6th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2022

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2022, with 186 collisions, 32 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2022

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2022: 156, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11156170030
2ndA13134161018
3rdA1206626407
4thA1203475307
5thB140384207
6thA12344114
7thA1205344004
8thA1209343704
9thB108303509
10thA107293205
11thA1202272705
12thA1208222504
13thA102213003
14thB126212206
15thA1261192702
16thB135191902
17thA100161702
18thB118151503
19thB134111104
20thB1206600

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2022

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 1,000.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2022

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2022: 340.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years