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Rob Guest

The little known problem around Tottenham Hotspur Stadium during its construction

It's nearly one year since Tottenham Hotspur Stadium opened its doors for the very first time.

The novelty of the club's stunning new home certainly hasn't worn off and fans can often be seen looking on in amazement at the stadium on a matchday.

Bringing the curtain down on White Hart Lane with a 2-1 win over Manchester United in May 2017, the Lilywhites were actually due to return to N17 at the start of the 2018/19 season.

However, the build was hit by a number of delays and it meant that the side had to remain at Wembley until they made their return at the start of April 2019 with a home win over Crystal Palace.

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The stadium has proved incredibly popular so far as many fans are desperate to take in a Premier League or Champions League game.

Well, new research has found that traffic accidents surrounding the stadium increased dramatically since construction first started, and it may well have something to do with supporters trying to get a quick glimpse of the ground.

Select Car Leasing, using road safety campaigner’s THINK! crash map, analysed the before and after data to see how a landmark can have an impact on car accidents in the surrounding area.

Counting the numbers of accidents on Tottenham High Road, Northumberland Park and Worcester Avenue before and after construction began in 2015, their study found that there had been a 39% rise.

There was a total of 17 accidents (8.5 per year) in 2013 and 2014 before they broke ground, with that figure rising to 47 accidents (11.8 per year) between 2015 and 2018.

As no football games were played in N17 for almost two years after their last game at White Hart Lane in May 2017, a number of these accidents could very well have been down to motorists wanting to see how the build was progressing.

Buckingham Palace is currently the most dangerous landmark to drive past in the UK with a total of 203 accidents between 2013 and 2018.

Brighton Pier (124) and the Scott Monument (89) in Edinburgh complete the top three.

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