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E20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 542 road traffic collisions in the E20 postcode district, Newham, from 1982 to 2025, and 711 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 97 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, up from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1982
542
2,395th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
711
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
97
118 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
29
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for E20

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious9718%
  • Slight44382%

What the data shows

  • E20 had 180 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 329% more than the 42 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in E20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 48 children under 16 were killed or injured in E20, 7.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in E20.

Where E20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,395th
Most casualties
2,421st
Most fatal collisions
2,634th
Most serious collisions
2,466th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (11%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday83 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (34%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph70 (13%)
  • 30 mph409 (75%)
  • 40 mph27 (5%)
  • 50 mph33 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant424 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (13%)
  • Cyclist67 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

E20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in E20, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in E20 peaked at 25 in 2022; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252329
20241719
20231111
20222538
20211720
20201113
20191922
20182425
20171624
20161721
2015610
201411
201367
201224
201100
201038
200934
200859
2007816
2006810
20051010
200469
200379
20021012
20011011
2000814
199956
19981213
19971722
19962025
19951722
19942127
1993714
19921923
19911621
19901624
19891218
19881626
19871618
19861217
19852335
19841313
19831416
19821315

Map of recent crashes in E20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in E20

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in E20

The 24 most recent collisions in E20 happened between 29 December 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in E20

The A115 has the most collisions in E20, 72 of 542 (13%), followed by the A106 (54).

Collisions in E20 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115728409
2ndA1065471011
3rdA12466717

Council areas covering E20

Collisions in E20 were recorded in 4 council areas. Newham has 366 of 542 (68%).

Collisions in E20 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewham366486263
2ndHackney121157023
3rdWaltham Forest415208
4thTower Hamlets141603

Towns in E20

Collisions in E20 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Newham (272) and Hackney (32).