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Tower Hamlets road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 949 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2025, and 1,079 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2024 (901), and casualties rose from 1,014.

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

Collisions in 2025
949
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,079
Up 6% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Tower Hamlets in 2025

0.5% of collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14916%
  • Slight79584%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious15915%
  • Slight91585%

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,344 in 1982. 2025 is highlighted, with 949, up 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 949
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (13%)
  • Tuesday130 (14%)
  • Wednesday148 (16%)
  • Thursday165 (17%)
  • Friday165 (17%)
  • Saturday127 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5965 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59217 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (9%)
  • February67 (7.1%)
  • March72 (7.6%)
  • April84 (8.9%)
  • May82 (8.6%)
  • June81 (8.5%)
  • July85 (9%)
  • August76 (8%)
  • September88 (9.3%)
  • October62 (6.5%)
  • November90 (9.5%)
  • December77 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight609 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit315 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds737 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other58 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded62 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry731 (77%)
  • Wet or damp159 (17%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded56 (5.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph782 (82%)
  • 30 mph128 (13%)
  • 40 mph33 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway557 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway152 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road91 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout48 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded101 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Cyclist356 (33%)
  • Car occupant268 (25%)
  • Pedestrian219 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (16%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant26 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2066 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 25165 (15%)
  • 26 to 35347 (32%)
  • 36 to 45209 (19%)
  • 46 to 55118 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (4%)
  • 66 to 7514 (1.3%)
  • Over 7510 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded48 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider732 (68%)
  • Pedestrian219 (20%)
  • Passenger128 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car829 (48%)
  • Pedal cycle391 (23%)
  • Motorcycle211 (12%)
  • Taxi or private hire car101 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Tower Hamlets in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Tower Hamlets had the 7th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Tower Hamlets in 2025

Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, E1 1HE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Tower Hamlets in 2025, with 160 collisions, 21 of them serious.

Roads in Tower Hamlets with the most crashes in 2025

The A11 had the most collisions in Tower Hamlets in 2025: 147, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Tower Hamlets, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11147173026
2ndA1399124119
3rdA1206526118
4thA1203425005
5thA1205374109
6thB126313203
7thB140293103
8thA12283305
9thA1208282904
10thA107272803
11thA1261243112
12thA1209222502
13thB135222515
14thA1202192202
15thB108181802
16thB118171904
17thA1009902
18thB1207902
19thB1217704
20thA10205501

Towns in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2025

Tower Hamlets itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 913.

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets: crashes in 2025

E1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Tower Hamlets in 2025: 310.

Latest crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Tower Hamlets in 2025, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Tower Hamlets road accidents in other years