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EC3N road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,178 road traffic collisions in the EC3N postcode district, Tower Hamlets, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 190 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, down 15% on 2024 (20).

Collisions since 1979
1,178
2,128th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,330
1.13 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
190
196 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
Down 15% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EC3N

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.3%
  • Serious19016%
  • Slight98484%

What the data shows

  • EC3N had 210 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 9% fewer than the 230 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in EC3N were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 39 children under 16 were killed or injured in EC3N, 3.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 14% of collisions in EC3N.

Where EC3N ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,128th
Most casualties
2,217th
Most fatal collisions
2,573rd
Most serious collisions
2,265th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday135 (11%)
  • Tuesday208 (18%)
  • Wednesday208 (18%)
  • Thursday204 (17%)
  • Friday205 (17%)
  • Saturday122 (10%)
  • Sunday96 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight842 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit320 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway603 (51%)
  • One way street or slip road318 (27%)
  • Dual carriageway231 (20%)
  • Roundabout10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph168 (14%)
  • 30 mph988 (84%)
  • 40 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,032 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (2.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Pedestrian438 (33%)
  • Motorcyclist283 (21%)
  • Car occupant222 (17%)
  • Cyclist207 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant97 (7.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EC3N road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EC3N, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EC3N peaked at 47 in 1998; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251717
20242022
20231718
20222324
20211517
20201721
20191820
20183033
20172527
20162831
20152532
20142633
20132326
20122627
20112531
20102630
20091516
20082526
20072123
20061822
20051416
20041920
20031819
20022930
20013337
20003844
19993542
19984758
19974753
19963941
19953034
19942633
19933237
19923644
19912223
19901616
19892732
19882425
19872425
19862529
19853644
19843841
19832427
19822730
19811011
19801313
1979910

Map of recent crashes in EC3N

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EC3N

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EC3N

The 24 most recent collisions in EC3N happened between 30 August 2024 and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EC3N

The A100 has the most collisions in EC3N, 500 of 1,178 (42%), followed by the A1211 (224).

Collisions in EC3N on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA100500584291
2ndA1211224256134
3rdA11199208127
4thA12107280010
5thA3211404707
6thA1203253103
7thB13271000
8thB1264402
9thA12043301

Council areas covering EC3N

Collisions in EC3N were recorded in 2 council areas. Tower Hamlets has 618 of 1,178 (52%).

Collisions in EC3N by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTower Hamlets6187282105
2ndCity of London559600284

Towns in EC3N

Collisions in EC3N were recorded in 2 towns, led by Tower Hamlets (662) and City and County of the City of London (498).