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Redbridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 34,390 road traffic collisions in Redbridge from 1979 to 2025, and 43,143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 274 were fatal and 4,400 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 522 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (539).

Collisions since 1979
34,390
40th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
43,143
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
274
279 people killed
Serious collisions
4,400
4,802 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
522
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
616
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Redbridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2740.8%
  • Serious4,40013%
  • Slight29,71686%

What the data shows

  • Redbridge had 5,719 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 5,788 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 14% of collisions in Redbridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 4,888 children under 16 were killed or injured in Redbridge, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in Redbridge.

Where Redbridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
40th
Most casualties
37th
Most fatal collisions
41st
Most serious collisions
49th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,854 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,047 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,889 (14%)
  • Thursday5,025 (15%)
  • Friday5,479 (16%)
  • Saturday5,129 (15%)
  • Sunday3,967 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight24,171 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9,721 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown376 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit85 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway26,044 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway4,792 (14%)
  • Roundabout2,100 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road959 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded495 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph764 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph29,767 (87%)
  • 40 mph2,840 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph793 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph52 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph171 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds28,134 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,228 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds329 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds211 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist101 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds101 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (under 0.1%)
  • Other608 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded665 (1.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant24,858 (58%)
  • Pedestrian7,788 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist4,348 (10%)
  • Cyclist2,641 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,847 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant947 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant415 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant134 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)82 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant63 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Redbridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redbridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Redbridge peaked at 1,213 in 1982; 2025 had 522.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 522
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025522616
2024539632
2023546664
2022584728
2021548685
2020515628
2019576720
2018642816
2017660852
2016587756
2015612817
2014656837
2013550651
2012578743
2011609775
2010636796
2009519636
2008534692
2007497649
2006597737
2005716879
2004760961
20038081,029
20028421,088
20019941,288
20001,0041,269
19999951,309
19989391,176
19979241,160
19969781,221
19959701,174
19949741,227
19939281,188
19928921,121
19919341,121
19909821,211
19891,0111,253
19889201,139
19879511,173
19869871,254
19851,0021,268
19841,0771,339
19831,0771,311
19821,2131,548
198122
198022
197912

Map of recent crashes in Redbridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Redbridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Redbridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Redbridge happened between 11 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Redbridge

The A123 has the most collisions in Redbridge, 4,157 of 34,390 (12%), followed by the A118 (3,584).

Collisions in Redbridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1234,1575,01335525
2ndA1183,5844,37013410
3rdA123,4394,50151416
4thA10831,3281,6257166
5thA1131,2751,6399165
6thA111,1621,43321171
7thB1778991,12911137
8thA4068711,2111399
9thA1400611762683
10thA104519648683
11thA1009353487263
12thB168295329041
13thA124278346236
14thB192218285120
15thA1008205241128
16thA114186232314
17thB173124159025
18thA116115167228
19thA11127510839
20thA110467205
21stA121426316
22ndA1007415827
23rdM11345713
24thA1199263314
25thB174141903

Council areas covering Redbridge

Collisions in Redbridge were recorded in 6 council areas. Redbridge has 33,644 of 34,390 (98%).

Collisions in Redbridge by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stRedbridge33,64442,2052684,296
2ndBarking and Dagenham504628461
3rdWaltham Forest116141115
4thEpping Forest7696017
5thNewham375519
6thHavering91402

Postcode districts in Redbridge

Collisions in Redbridge were recorded in 15 postcode districts, led by IG1 (9,319) and IG3 (4,705).