Crap Towns / Tower Hamlets / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Tower Hamlets?
There were 5.1 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Tower Hamlets from 2021 to 2025, 2.1 times the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 5.0, down from 5.2 in 2021.
The Blackwall Tunnel approach is a car park with a toll at the end.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.2 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 5.0 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| City of London | 4.0 km | 61.0 |
| Westminster | 8.7 km | 11.9 |
| Southwark | 5.4 km | 6.3 |
| Lambeth | 9.0 km | 6.1 |
| Tower Hamlets | – | 5.1 |
| Hackney | 4.5 km | 5.0 |
| Islington | 6.4 km | 4.6 |
| Lewisham | 7.6 km | 4.0 |
| Greenwich | 7.8 km | 3.5 |
| Newham | 5.2 km | 3.3 |
| Waltham Forest | 8.8 km | 2.6 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |