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E1W road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,652 road traffic collisions in the E1W postcode district, Tower Hamlets, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,085 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 375 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 52 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (53).

Collisions since 1979
2,652
1,455th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,085
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
375
397 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
59
Down 12% on 2024

Road collision statistics for E1W

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal230.9%
  • Serious37514%
  • Slight2,25485%

What the data shows

  • E1W had 541 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% more than the 487 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in E1W were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 147 children under 16 were killed or injured in E1W, 5.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 19% of collisions in E1W.

Where E1W ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,455th
Most casualties
1,632nd
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
1,826th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday374 (14%)
  • Tuesday449 (17%)
  • Wednesday403 (15%)
  • Thursday401 (15%)
  • Friday456 (17%)
  • Saturday279 (11%)
  • Sunday290 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,810 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit792 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,864 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway634 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road101 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded50 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph287 (11%)
  • 30 mph2,315 (87%)
  • 40 mph28 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,206 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds286 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (under 0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other43 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded60 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,050 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist1,013 (33%)
  • Pedestrian449 (15%)
  • Cyclist336 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant94 (3%)
  • Van occupant69 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

E1W road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in E1W, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in E1W peaked at 97 in 1998; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 52
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255259
20245367
20235362
20224956
20214954
20203944
20197590
20186371
20174952
20165965
20155666
20144352
20135361
20125669
20115260
20104648
20093747
20084866
20074344
20065362
20055265
20045460
20037082
20026772
200191105
20007388
199994118
199897105
199794110
199695107
19958292
199494109
19936270
19924857
19915261
19906169
19897990
19886776
19874752
19864751
19853959
19846173
19833440
19824756
198139
198055
197999

Map of recent crashes in E1W

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in E1W

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in E1W

The 24 most recent collisions in E1W happened between 27 August and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in E1W

The A1203 has the most collisions in E1W, 1,689 of 2,652 (64%), followed by the A100 (281).

Collisions in E1W on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12031,6891,96217238
2ndA100281331239
3rdB126113115014
4thA12049198111
5thA101598808
6thB145475605
7thA11424907
8thA1210303526
9thB1085801

Council areas covering E1W

Collisions in E1W were recorded in 2 council areas. Tower Hamlets has 2,458 of 2,652 (93%).

Collisions in E1W by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTower Hamlets2,4582,85320350
2ndCity of London188226323

Town in E1W

Of the 2,652 collisions in E1W, 2,495 (94%) were in Tower Hamlets.