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A1008 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 270 collisions on the A1008 from 1979 to 2024, with 326 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 39 serious, and 1 person was killed.

No collisions were recorded on the A1008 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
270
2,855th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
326
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
39
39 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the A1008

On the A1008, 0.4% of collisions were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight23085%

Where the A1008 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,855th
Most casualties
3,008th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,304th

A1008 accidents by year

Collisions on the A1008 peaked at 21 in 1979; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A1008, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202311
202222
202122
202011
201922
201811
201711
201655
201533
201434
201311
201200
201111
201000
200911
200822
200711
200600
200579
200446
200311
200248
200146
200023
199967
199811
199722
199623
199523
199433
1993915
1992812
19911011
19901617
19891212
19881213
198767
19861620
1985810
19841617
19831719
19821819
19811821
19801725
19792127

When crashes happen on the A1008

Thursday has the most collisions on the A1008 (54), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (65).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (11%)
  • Thursday54 (20%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am11 (4.1%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (1.9%)
  • 6am to 9am33 (12%)
  • 9am to noon44 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm49 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm65 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm38 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight25 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (11%)
  • February20 (7.4%)
  • March23 (8.5%)
  • April19 (7%)
  • May27 (10%)
  • June22 (8.1%)
  • July23 (8.5%)
  • August17 (6.3%)
  • September19 (7%)
  • October14 (5.2%)
  • November32 (12%)
  • December25 (9.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight192 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (27%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A1008 crashes

On the A1008, 96% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph259 (96%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds165 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other49 (18%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (66%)
  • Wet or damp84 (31%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A1008 crashes

Car occupants make up 50% of the people killed or injured on the A1008, followed by pedestrians (21%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (50%)
  • Pedestrian68 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (71%)
  • Motorcycle48 (10%)
  • Bus or coach28 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2045 (14%)
  • 21 to 2530 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3564 (20%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.1%)
  • Over 7518 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider180 (55%)
  • Passenger78 (24%)
  • Pedestrian68 (21%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A1008

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A1008

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A1008 crashes by council area

Of the 270 collisions on the A1008, 266 were in Redbridge.

Collisions on the A1008 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRedbridge266321139

A1008 crashes by town

Of the 270 collisions on the A1008, 205 were in the built-up area of Redbridge.

Recent crashes on the A1008

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A1008, from 21 July 2009 to 18 January 2024.

Severity