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RM1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,200 road traffic collisions in the RM1 postcode district, Havering, from 1982 to 2025, and 6,632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 718 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 61 collisions, down 29% on 2024 (86).

Collisions since 1982
5,200
503rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,632
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
40 people killed
Serious collisions
718
796 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
61
Down 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
80
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RM1

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal380.7%
  • Serious71814%
  • Slight4,44485%

What the data shows

  • RM1 had 741 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 860 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in RM1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 732 children under 16 were killed or injured in RM1, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 22% of collisions in RM1.

Where RM1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
503rd
Most casualties
556th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
919th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday717 (14%)
  • Tuesday725 (14%)
  • Wednesday777 (15%)
  • Thursday774 (15%)
  • Friday869 (17%)
  • Saturday815 (16%)
  • Sunday523 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,728 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,425 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown32 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,248 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway1,229 (24%)
  • Roundabout484 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road171 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded68 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph77 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph4,301 (83%)
  • 40 mph532 (10%)
  • 50 mph223 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph45 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph22 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,334 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds590 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds57 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other72 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded79 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,548 (53%)
  • Pedestrian1,090 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant754 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist623 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist350 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant143 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant56 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant38 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RM1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RM1, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in RM1 peaked at 201 in 1982; 2025 had 61.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 61
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256180
202486105
20236886
20227598
202177102
20205976
201983100
201888112
20177296
20167298
201590108
20147396
20137796
20127491
201184103
201090111
200975100
2008102144
200795120
2006100131
2005117154
2004116145
2003116152
2002124165
2001141189
200096123
1999146182
1998138179
1997138171
1996127157
1995154206
1994112144
1993136166
1992143182
1991157186
1990160199
1989188237
1988200249
1987184244
1986181234
1985178233
1984180227
1983166205
1982201250

Map of recent crashes in RM1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RM1

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RM1

The 24 most recent collisions in RM1 happened between 9 August and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RM1

The A12 has the most collisions in RM1, 787 of 5,200 (15%), followed by the A118 (723).

Collisions in RM1 on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127871,1294104
2ndA118723880481
3rdA125704852587
4thB175359462368
5thB1746075010
6thB1459506313
7thA124405405
8thA133601

Council area for RM1

RM1 is in Havering, where police recorded 40,183 collisions from 1979 to 2025. RM1 accounts for 13% of them.

Town in RM1

Of the 5,200 collisions in RM1, 5,062 (97%) were in Havering.