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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 901 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2024, and 1,014 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2023 (999), and casualties fell from 1,148.

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

Collisions in 2024
901
Down 10% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
1,014
Down 12% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2024

0.6% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2024 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious14416%
  • Slight75283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14714%
  • Slight86285%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 901, down 10% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 901
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (11%)
  • Tuesday128 (14%)
  • Wednesday142 (16%)
  • Thursday149 (17%)
  • Friday133 (15%)
  • Saturday146 (16%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5979 (8.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59173 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (9.3%)
  • February69 (7.7%)
  • March61 (6.8%)
  • April62 (6.9%)
  • May82 (9.1%)
  • June100 (11%)
  • July72 (8%)
  • August64 (7.1%)
  • September69 (7.7%)
  • October74 (8.2%)
  • November93 (10%)
  • December71 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight530 (59%)
  • Dark, street lights lit345 (38%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds666 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other50 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded81 (9%)

Road surface

  • Dry684 (76%)
  • Wet or damp148 (16%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded68 (7.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph696 (77%)
  • 30 mph164 (18%)
  • 40 mph32 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway514 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway158 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road85 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout31 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded113 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist282 (28%)
  • Car occupant270 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (23%)
  • Pedestrian173 (17%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2063 (6.2%)
  • 21 to 25171 (17%)
  • 26 to 35318 (31%)
  • 36 to 45209 (21%)
  • 46 to 5592 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (1.6%)
  • Over 755 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded47 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider734 (72%)
  • Pedestrian173 (17%)
  • Passenger107 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car862 (52%)
  • Pedal cycle310 (19%)
  • Motorcycle277 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car46 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach33 (2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 9th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
11th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2024

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2024, with 178 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2024

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2024: 136, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11136146022
2ndA13113136111
3rdA12055153111
4thA12034869012
5thA12063843112
6thA12294205
7thA107262614
8thA1202242404
9thA1209232605
10thB135212102
11thB140202504
12thA1208191904
13thB108191911
14thB118181903
15thA1261161800
16thB126161603
17thA100101103
18thA10291402
19thB1349901
20thB1216701

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2024

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 873.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2024

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2024: 310.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years