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RM3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,111 road traffic collisions in the RM3 postcode district, Havering, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,582 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 51 were fatal and 790 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 79 collisions, down 12% on 2024 (90).

Collisions since 1979
5,111
533rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,582
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
51
53 people killed
Serious collisions
790
890 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
79
Down 12% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
92
Down 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RM3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal511%
  • Serious79015%
  • Slight4,27084%

What the data shows

  • RM3 had 773 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 14% fewer than the 899 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in RM3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,011 children under 16 were killed or injured in RM3, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in RM3.

Where RM3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
533rd
Most casualties
567th
Most fatal collisions
1,162nd
Most serious collisions
759th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday743 (15%)
  • Tuesday753 (15%)
  • Wednesday760 (15%)
  • Thursday740 (14%)
  • Friday818 (16%)
  • Saturday711 (14%)
  • Sunday586 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,733 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,306 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown28 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,543 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway1,162 (23%)
  • Roundabout267 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road59 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded80 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph66 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph3,746 (73%)
  • 40 mph494 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph567 (11%)
  • 60 mph88 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph147 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,143 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds632 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds66 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other86 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded84 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,003 (61%)
  • Pedestrian1,049 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist572 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist403 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant240 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant187 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant46 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RM3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RM3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RM3 peaked at 198 in 1982; 2025 had 79.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 79
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257992
202490116
20236480
202280107
20216382
202070103
20198298
20187599
20177795
201693113
201584128
2014108140
201382111
201289117
201190128
201084107
20097896
200889114
200790112
2006105137
2005117154
2004111140
2003108140
2002107135
2001119161
2000116151
1999121170
1998155205
1997146199
1996143182
1995135169
1994132158
1993150195
1992149186
1991166204
1990149186
1989151174
1988164205
1987146190
1986165210
1985143182
1984152220
1983191220
1982198266
198122
198022
197911

Map of recent crashes in RM3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RM3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RM3

The 24 most recent collisions in RM3 happened between 18 September and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RM3

The A12 has the most collisions in RM3, 1,064 of 5,111 (21%), followed by the A127 (294).

Collisions in RM3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA121,0641,53020180
2ndA127294405546
3rdA118151601
4thA10238801
5thM255901
6thA1283401
7thA133401

Council areas covering RM3

Collisions in RM3 were recorded in 2 council areas. Havering has 5,069 of 5,111 (99%).

Collisions in RM3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHavering5,0696,52751781
2ndBrentwood395009

Town in RM3

Of the 5,111 collisions in RM3, 4,531 (89%) were in Havering.