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Tower Hamlets road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 44,648 road traffic collisions in Tower Hamlets from 1979 to 2025, and 51,654 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 325 were fatal and 6,370 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 922 collisions, up 5% on 2024 (882).

Collisions since 1979
44,648
23rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
51,654
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
325
344 people killed
Serious collisions
6,370
6,709 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
922
Up 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1,048
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Tower Hamlets

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal3250.7%
  • Serious6,37014%
  • Slight37,95385%

What the data shows

  • Tower Hamlets had 10,001 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% more than the 8,818 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Tower Hamlets were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 4,665 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tower Hamlets, 9.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 20% of collisions in Tower Hamlets.

Where Tower Hamlets ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
23rd
Most casualties
24th
Most fatal collisions
30th
Most serious collisions
29th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6,306 (14%)
  • Tuesday6,971 (16%)
  • Wednesday6,995 (16%)
  • Thursday7,062 (16%)
  • Friday7,344 (16%)
  • Saturday5,462 (12%)
  • Sunday4,508 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight30,894 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13,004 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown557 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit133 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway32,630 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway7,685 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road2,408 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout966 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded959 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph5,736 (13%)
  • 30 mph37,081 (83%)
  • 40 mph956 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph751 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph79 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph32 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds37,321 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,933 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds398 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds233 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds110 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist73 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (under 0.1%)
  • Other767 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded804 (1.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant17,975 (35%)
  • Pedestrian11,553 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist10,159 (20%)
  • Cyclist7,443 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,979 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant1,052 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant939 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)222 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant165 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant84 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tower Hamlets road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tower Hamlets, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Tower Hamlets peaked at 1,308 in 1982; 2025 had 922.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 922
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20259221,048
2024882991
20239681,109
20221,0031,133
20211,0631,219
2020856991
20191,0961,303
20181,0951,281
20171,0721,245
20161,0441,221
20151,0391,213
20141,0161,189
2013900989
20129711,161
2011865924
2010851959
2009750863
20088501,072
2007810946
2006766888
2005805960
2004806957
20038731,026
20028921,053
20011,1431,360
20001,1051,347
19991,1601,370
19981,1201,267
19971,0251,173
19961,0231,169
19959921,130
19941,0101,132
19931,0271,138
19921,0711,254
19911,1411,336
19901,1231,305
19891,2751,480
19881,1821,344
19871,1051,236
19861,1811,356
19851,0941,290
19841,2051,353
19831,1371,292
19821,3081,547
1981512
1980910
19791212

Map of recent crashes in Tower Hamlets

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tower Hamlets

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tower Hamlets

The 24 most recent collisions in Tower Hamlets happened between 21 December and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tower Hamlets

The A11 has the most collisions in Tower Hamlets, 8,046 of 44,648 (18%), followed by the A13 (6,695).

Collisions in Tower Hamlets on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA118,0469,188761,227
2ndA136,6957,81953953
3rdA12032,2352,62925333
4thA12062,0872,44620313
5thA12051,6912,03010235
6thA12091,5331,68910229
7thA1071,5001,7128220
8thB1401,1351,2963175
9thA12021,1321,2904174
10thB1351,1071,2557130
11thA1021,0961,41725175
12thB1089591,1427127
13thB1187969024111
14thA12724980579
15thA1007198444122
16thB126562601090
17thA1261543673973
18thA1208527575284
19thB119370407352
20thB134362385146
21stA1210252277536
22ndB120239274032
23rdB123213234138
24thB121205232029
25thB142193216114
26thB127145166020
27thB125139163122
28thA120494101112
29thA102(M)92132210
30thA1157085014

Council areas covering Tower Hamlets

Collisions in Tower Hamlets were recorded in 6 council areas. Tower Hamlets has 44,117 of 44,648 (99%).

Collisions in Tower Hamlets by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTower Hamlets44,11751,0553176,291
2ndCity of London426483757
3rdHackney7278016
4thNewham81002
5thWestminster7802
6thHavering4400

Postcode districts in Tower Hamlets

Collisions in Tower Hamlets were recorded in 10 postcode districts, led by E1 (15,437) and E14 (10,770).