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E1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,449 road traffic collisions in the E1 postcode district, Tower Hamlets, from 1979 to 2025, and 18,537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 90 were fatal and 2,383 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 333 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (327).

Collisions since 1979
16,449
7th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
18,537
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
90
92 people killed
Serious collisions
2,383
2,494 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
333
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
375
Up 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for E1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal900.5%
  • Serious2,38314%
  • Slight13,97685%

What the data shows

  • E1 had 3,835 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% more than the 3,526 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in E1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,533 children under 16 were killed or injured in E1, 8.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 19% of collisions in E1.

Where E1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
7th
Most casualties
9th
Most fatal collisions
382nd
Most serious collisions
10th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,365 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,571 (16%)
  • Wednesday2,632 (16%)
  • Thursday2,739 (17%)
  • Friday2,728 (17%)
  • Saturday1,784 (11%)
  • Sunday1,630 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,587 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,569 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown224 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit49 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,450 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway2,029 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road1,477 (9%)
  • Roundabout87 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded406 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2,313 (14%)
  • 30 mph14,040 (85%)
  • 40 mph38 (0.2%)
  • 50 mph45 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph8 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,785 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,755 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds149 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds96 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other272 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded335 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,126 (28%)
  • Pedestrian4,713 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist3,923 (21%)
  • Cyclist3,297 (18%)
  • Bus or coach occupant668 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant337 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant298 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)57 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant55 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant26 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

E1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in E1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in E1 peaked at 521 in 1982; 2025 had 333.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 333
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025333375
2024327357
2023368414
2022370413
2021406454
2020326360
2019414469
2018436493
2017455516
2016400448
2015406454
2014428480
2013360395
2012415481
2011383403
2010327353
2009287321
2008337391
2007305352
2006278321
2005286335
2004276303
2003292339
2002313360
2001397456
2000376453
1999386443
1998428486
1997351395
1996384431
1995363400
1994369407
1993350388
1992368427
1991396435
1990358410
1989417469
1988391442
1987355397
1986427469
1985395451
1984445497
1983432474
1982521607
198133
198056
197944

Map of recent crashes in E1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in E1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in E1

The 24 most recent collisions in E1 happened between 28 November and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in E1

The A11 has the most collisions in E1, 4,833 of 16,449 (29%), followed by the A13 (3,338).

Collisions in E1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA114,8335,44036731
2ndA133,3383,77727491
3rdA12021,2181,3874192
4thB108716855495
5thA106657300107
6thB126442476074
7thA107371426158
8thB134339359142
9thB140279316139
10thA1203261308453
11thA1210230249333
12thA1209213233140
13thB121205232029
14thB120150175020
15thB139515416
16thA1211394006
17thB135252802
18thB122181802
19thB1456601
20thA12085600
21stA12013300

Council areas covering E1

Collisions in E1 were recorded in 4 council areas. Tower Hamlets has 15,327 of 16,449 (93%).

Collisions in E1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTower Hamlets15,32717,317852,208
2ndHackney8058810130
3rdCity of London310331544
4thHavering3300

Towns in E1

Collisions in E1 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Tower Hamlets (15,437) and Hackney (839).