Official DfT STATS19 Data
Tower Hamlets Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Tower Hamlets from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 5,002 collisions, ranked #6 of 350 UK local authorities.
5,002
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
19
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
762
Serious
hospital-level injuries
5,692
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 949 | 5 | 149 | 795 | 1,079 |
| 2024 | 901 | 5 | 144 | 752 | 1,014 |
| 2023 | 999 | 3 | 148 | 848 | 1,148 |
| 2022 | 1,039 | 4 | 163 | 872 | 1,170 |
| 2021 | 1,114 | 2 | 158 | 954 | 1,281 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Tower Hamlets
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Tower Hamlets on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Tower Hamlets — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Tower Hamlets?
Tower Hamlets recorded 5,002 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 19 fatal and 762 serious collisions, with 5,692 total casualties. It ranks #6 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Tower Hamlets accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.