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E7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,207 road traffic collisions in the E7 postcode district, Newham, from 1982 to 2025, and 7,305 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 820 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 91 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (100).

Collisions since 1982
6,207
292nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
7,305
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
35 people killed
Serious collisions
820
872 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
91
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
103
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for E7

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal340.5%
  • Serious82013%
  • Slight5,35386%

What the data shows

  • E7 had 1,001 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 1,105 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in E7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,260 children under 16 were killed or injured in E7, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in E7.

Where E7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
292nd
Most casualties
431st
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
692nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday896 (14%)
  • Tuesday894 (14%)
  • Wednesday892 (14%)
  • Thursday892 (14%)
  • Friday987 (16%)
  • Saturday898 (14%)
  • Sunday748 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,398 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,727 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway5,672 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road204 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout83 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded105 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph348 (5.6%)
  • 30 mph5,823 (94%)
  • 40 mph30 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,070 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds795 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds58 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds49 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.1%)
  • Other101 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded103 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,298 (45%)
  • Pedestrian2,088 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist739 (10%)
  • Cyclist665 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant288 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant133 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant68 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

E7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in E7, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in E7 peaked at 214 in 1982; 2025 had 91.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 91
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202591103
2024100111
2023109127
2022110125
202193115
20207285
2019109131
2018103115
2017102130
2016112143
2015127160
2014110125
201396110
2012119135
201194114
201096111
2009102126
2008128160
2007122158
2006111136
2005119134
2004100113
2003117134
2002127159
2001138166
2000164204
1999161185
1998162181
1997161181
1996168193
1995163188
1994179206
1993205249
1992195216
1991182211
1990206249
1989195217
1988189224
1987192232
1986181217
1985189214
1984203226
1983191227
1982214259

Map of recent crashes in E7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in E7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in E7

The 24 most recent collisions in E7 happened between 1 October and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in E7

The A118 has the most collisions in E7, 1,828 of 6,207 (29%), followed by the A114 (1,225).

Collisions in E7 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1181,8282,21811242
2ndA1141,2251,41411168
3rdB167570661056
4thB109460552246
5thB165142167217
6thB16197113014

Council areas covering E7

Collisions in E7 were recorded in 3 council areas. Newham has 6,029 of 6,207 (97%).

Collisions in E7 by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stNewham6,0297,09231789
2ndWaltham Forest141158021
3rdRedbridge3452310

Towns in E7

Collisions in E7 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Newham (5,903) and Waltham Forest (105).