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E3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,480 road traffic collisions in the E3 postcode district, Tower Hamlets, from 1981 to 2025, and 11,316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 94 were fatal and 1,396 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 191 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (184).

Collisions since 1981
9,480
62nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
11,316
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
94
94 people killed
Serious collisions
1,396
1,489 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
191
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
215
Up 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for E3

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal941%
  • Serious1,39615%
  • Slight7,99084%

What the data shows

  • E3 had 2,015 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% more than the 1,775 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in E3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,163 children under 16 were killed or injured in E3, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 20% of collisions in E3.

Where E3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
62nd
Most casualties
84th
Most fatal collisions
340th
Most serious collisions
118th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,372 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,491 (16%)
  • Wednesday1,368 (14%)
  • Thursday1,409 (15%)
  • Friday1,528 (16%)
  • Saturday1,308 (14%)
  • Sunday1,004 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,369 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,958 (31%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown102 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,603 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway2,097 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road317 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout288 (3%)
  • Not recorded175 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1,106 (12%)
  • 30 mph7,538 (80%)
  • 40 mph306 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph453 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph60 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,952 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,077 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds80 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds37 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist30 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other154 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded126 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,737 (42%)
  • Pedestrian2,404 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist1,649 (15%)
  • Cyclist1,478 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant483 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant269 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant164 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)57 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant40 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

E3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in E3, 1981 to 2025

Collisions in E3 peaked at 293 in 1989; 2025 had 191.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 191
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025191215
2024184205
2023204242
2022203224
2021214247
2020180197
2019213263
2018212259
2017216261
2016198239
2015195241
2014190233
2013196215
2012175225
2011172181
2010192219
2009171201
2008171244
2007171212
2006142171
2005151175
2004185250
2003201241
2002192242
2001237293
2000226295
1999222276
1998219250
1997204244
1996211245
1995209259
1994193215
1993223253
1992253300
1991257321
1990276322
1989293359
1988276330
1987287320
1986284330
1985263320
1984275325
1983262303
1982290352
198112

Map of recent crashes in E3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in E3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in E3

The 24 most recent collisions in E3 happened between 9 November and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in E3

The A11 has the most collisions in E3, 3,205 of 9,480 (34%), followed by the A1205 (1,300).

Collisions in E3 on each road, 1981 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA113,2053,73242489
2ndA12051,3001,5977183
3rdB1407758892114
4thA12540725471
5thA1025337132092
6thB135408461462
7thB118318382248
8thB119200212125
9thB142193216114
10thA102(M)82135114
11thA133400

Council areas covering E3

Collisions in E3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Tower Hamlets has 9,443 of 9,480 (99.6%).

Collisions in E3 by council area, 1981 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTower Hamlets9,44311,273941,388
2ndNewham283207
3rdWestminster3400

Towns in E3

Collisions in E3 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Tower Hamlets (9,284) and Newham (19).