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RM5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,085 road traffic collisions in the RM5 postcode district, Havering, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,661 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 329 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 25 collisions, up from 19 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
2,085
1,717th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,661
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
19 people killed
Serious collisions
329
347 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
25
19 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
28
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for RM5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal190.9%
  • Serious32916%
  • Slight1,73783%

What the data shows

  • RM5 had 258 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 318 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in RM5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 427 children under 16 were killed or injured in RM5, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in RM5.

Where RM5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,717th
Most casualties
1,782nd
Most fatal collisions
2,186th
Most serious collisions
1,931st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday271 (13%)
  • Tuesday310 (15%)
  • Wednesday294 (14%)
  • Thursday293 (14%)
  • Friday363 (17%)
  • Saturday293 (14%)
  • Sunday261 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,478 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit578 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,756 (84%)
  • Roundabout239 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph26 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph1,936 (93%)
  • 40 mph53 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph18 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph51 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,717 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds246 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other39 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,541 (58%)
  • Pedestrian441 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist283 (11%)
  • Cyclist180 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant105 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant70 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

RM5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in RM5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in RM5 peaked at 78 in 1982; 2025 had 25.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 25
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252528
20241924
20232438
20222631
20212328
20202224
20193246
20181830
20173142
20163850
20154461
20142834
20132832
20123746
20113753
20102435
20092425
20083443
20073347
20062943
20053844
20044768
20035566
20025572
20015881
20006184
19995367
19986581
19977385
19967186
19955476
19946271
19937589
19926383
19915767
199075101
19897091
19886480
19876284
19865774
19857187
19847590
19836774
19827897
198111
198011
197911

Map of recent crashes in RM5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in RM5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in RM5

The 24 most recent collisions in RM5 happened between 5 February and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in RM5

The B174 has the most collisions in RM5, 845 of 2,085 (41%), followed by the B1459 (248).

Collisions in RM5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1748451,0606108
2ndB1459248310149
3rdA1112132202317
4thB1964768012
5thA125314317
6thA12213003
7thB175111112

Council areas covering RM5

Collisions in RM5 were recorded in 3 council areas. Havering has 1,808 of 2,085 (87%).

Collisions in RM5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHavering1,8082,24714282
2ndRedbridge188275332
3rdBarking and Dagenham88135215

Town in RM5

Of the 2,085 collisions in RM5, 1,807 (87%) were in Havering.