England · Local authority E09000026

Driving around Redbridge.

Understand the wider traffic picture, discuss local driving skills and find useful next steps.

Population and household transport

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Residents aged 17–24

33,559

Mid-2025 estimate. This is an age-group count, not the number of learners.

Households without a car or van

27.5%

Census 2021. Household vehicle availability does not establish access to a practice car.

Annual traffic

718

Million motor-vehicle miles during 2025.

A measure of travel across this authority area, not the number of vehicles, a road’s daily flow or current congestion. DfT asks that these figures be rounded to the nearest million miles.

Reported injury collisions

613

Police-reported personal-injury collisions during 2025.

2 fatal collisions. This counts collisions, not people killed. Damage-only incidents and unreported collisions are outside this dataset.

Traffic over time

Annual million vehicle miles, rounded. Authority boundaries can change.
YearAll motor vehiclesCars and taxis
2025 718 564
2024 719 560
2023 714 556
2022 734 572
2021 692 538
2020 642 497
2019 752 592
2018 758 593
2017 745 585
2016 740 583
2015 724 580
2014 732 589
2013 719 580
2012 722 581
2011 732 596

Road setting

Reported collisions by recorded setting, 2025
Setting Collisions
Single carriageway 329
Dual carriageway 136
Roundabout 63
Unknown 50
One way street 22
Slip road 13

Light conditions

Reported collisions by recorded setting, 2025
Setting Collisions
Daylight 417
Darkness - lights lit 178
Darkness - lighting unknown 9
Darkness - no lighting 6
Darkness - lights unlit 3
More collisions does not automatically mean greater risk.

Traffic exposure, area size, road mix and reporting vary. These are counts, not comparable collision rates. Ask your instructor to choose practice environments suited to your current ability and current conditions.

Plan useful practice

Work with a qualified supervisor and agree goals with your instructor.

Check today’s conditions

Official roadworks, travel and weather services.

Teach and reflect

Planning, CPD and tools for instructor development.

Community and travel context

Census 2021 gives a historical picture of Redbridge. These figures can help you plan the support and practical questions to discuss with an instructor.

Residents reporting a disability

11.9%

Census definition; not driving fitness.

Employed residents commuting as car/van drivers

28.4%

Census 2021, during coronavirus restrictions.

Explore language, disability and commuting figures for Redbridge

Sources and matching

Traffic: DfT road traffic downloads. Collisions: DfT STATS19 2025. We match the traffic authority code to the collision’s current highway-authority code; this does not assign an instructor or test centre to that area. Local traffic estimates are less robust than regional totals. Download the source metadata and full history.