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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 999 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2023, and 1,148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2022 (1,039), and casualties fell from 1,170.

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

Collisions in 2023
999
Down 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
1,148
Down 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
3
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2023

0.3% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2023 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious14815%
  • Slight84885%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious15413%
  • Slight99186%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 999, down 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 999
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (12%)
  • Tuesday159 (16%)
  • Wednesday139 (14%)
  • Thursday145 (15%)
  • Friday153 (15%)
  • Saturday147 (15%)
  • Sunday133 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5962 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59217 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59213 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59135 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (7.2%)
  • February81 (8.1%)
  • March91 (9.1%)
  • April83 (8.3%)
  • May84 (8.4%)
  • June91 (9.1%)
  • July74 (7.4%)
  • August97 (9.7%)
  • September98 (9.8%)
  • October77 (7.7%)
  • November77 (7.7%)
  • December74 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight636 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit338 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds750 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds101 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Other54 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded75 (7.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry752 (75%)
  • Wet or damp172 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded72 (7.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph721 (72%)
  • 30 mph225 (23%)
  • 40 mph45 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway543 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road116 (12%)
  • Roundabout45 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded114 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (29%)
  • Cyclist303 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist253 (22%)
  • Pedestrian187 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2066 (5.7%)
  • 21 to 25194 (17%)
  • 26 to 35362 (32%)
  • 36 to 45210 (18%)
  • 46 to 55106 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6543 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.1%)
  • Over 7512 (1%)
  • Not recorded81 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider793 (69%)
  • Pedestrian187 (16%)
  • Passenger168 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car960 (52%)
  • Pedal cycle326 (18%)
  • Motorcycle309 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes98 (5.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car76 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 11th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2023

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2023, with 172 collisions, 20 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2023

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2023: 161, including 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11161179025
2ndA13138161123
3rdA1205445005
4thA1206434505
5thB108363904
6thA1203333606
7thB126292906
8thB140293406
9thA12274104
10thA1209272903
11thA107232406
12thA1261222726
13thB118202205
14thB135192102
15thA1202172004
16thA1208171703
17thA102152601
18thB134111302
19thA100101002
20thB1219902

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2023

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 962.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2023

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2023: 340.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years