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E14 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 11,536 road traffic collisions in the E14 postcode district, Tower Hamlets, from 1979 to 2025, and 13,788 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 96 were fatal and 1,611 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 252 collisions, up 11% on 2024 (227).

Collisions since 1979
11,536
29th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
13,788
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
96
111 people killed
Serious collisions
1,611
1,719 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
252
Up 11% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
298
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for E14

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal960.8%
  • Serious1,61114%
  • Slight9,82985%

What the data shows

  • E14 had 2,694 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% more than the 2,195 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in E14 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,196 children under 16 were killed or injured in E14, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 20% of collisions in E14.

Where E14 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
29th
Most casualties
31st
Most fatal collisions
312th
Most serious collisions
64th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,572 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,763 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,798 (16%)
  • Thursday1,823 (16%)
  • Friday1,874 (16%)
  • Saturday1,511 (13%)
  • Sunday1,195 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight7,841 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,506 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown143 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,172 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway2,970 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road590 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout576 (5%)
  • Not recorded228 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,270 (11%)
  • 30 mph9,226 (80%)
  • 40 mph665 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph332 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph18 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph21 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds9,646 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,269 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds106 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds73 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds30 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other205 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded184 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant6,054 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist2,780 (20%)
  • Pedestrian2,319 (17%)
  • Cyclist1,303 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant521 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant363 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant259 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)94 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant47 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

E14 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in E14, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in E14 peaked at 341 in 1989; 2025 had 252.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 252
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025252298
2024227271
2023275323
2022300352
2021280339
2020242305
2019288363
2018286359
2017269322
2016275349
2015260317
2014252301
2013222236
2012203260
2011196213
2010212254
2009175210
2008230281
2007225265
2006220253
2005246302
2004202250
2003236289
2002231280
2001294370
2000305375
1999334402
1998276314
1997253292
1996250295
1995273303
1994258305
1993268302
1992272327
1991329412
1990322393
1989341413
1988310360
1987272304
1986275340
1985266308
1984270302
1983272319
1982291359
198100
198000
197911

Map of recent crashes in E14

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in E14

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in E14

The 24 most recent collisions in E14 happened between 1 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in E14

The A13 has the most collisions in E14, 3,816 of 11,536 (33%), followed by the A1206 (2,106).

Collisions in E14 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA133,8164,66431520
2ndA12062,1062,47120320
3rdA102643805695
4thA1261586723977
5thA1205332369346
6thA1203324398550
7thA12273385125
8thB123213234138
9thB125153184125
10thA102087101012
11thB1408191022
12thA1268445113
13thA101384703
14thA102(M)273312
15thA114702
16thA5014400
17thB1264700
18thB2154500

Council areas covering E14

Collisions in E14 were recorded in 5 council areas. Tower Hamlets has 11,404 of 11,536 (99%).

Collisions in E14 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTower Hamlets11,40413,624951,598
2ndNewham97125010
3rdCity of London121401
4thGreenwich121400
5thWestminster6601

Town in E14

Of the 11,536 collisions in E14, 10,770 (93%) were in Tower Hamlets.