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Enfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 53,446 road traffic collisions in Enfield from 1979 to 2025, and 66,880 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 547 were fatal and 7,213 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 861 collisions, down 7% on 2024 (922), and casualties fell from 1,062 to 1,028.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
53,446
29th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66,880
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
547
1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
861
Down 7% on 2024

Crash severity in Enfield

1% of collisions in Enfield from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5471%
  • Serious7,21313%
  • Slight45,68685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5730.9%
  • Serious8,05712%
  • Slight58,25087%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. In 2025 there were 861, down 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 861
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20258611,028
20249221,062
20239731,167
20229681,189
20219051,118
20208621,028
20199481,168
20188911,127
20179291,188
2016771995
20157891,051
20147921,003
20137631,012
20128011,038
20118451,109
20108301,075
20097541,022
2008668854
20077851,030
20068231,054
20059761,205
20041,1021,449
20031,1971,523
20021,3791,808
20011,3311,714
20001,4461,845
19991,3851,748
19981,4241,743
19971,4201,782
19961,4531,830
19951,3851,679
19941,3311,593
19931,3101,638
19921,3051,587
19911,2821,526
19901,3471,628
19891,4031,700
19881,3721,652
19871,3671,723
19861,4451,770
19851,3961,752
19841,3251,620
19831,3631,628
19821,5061,879
19811,3571,743
19801,4631,864
19791,4961,933

When and where crashes happen in Enfield

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7,572 (14%)
  • Tuesday7,768 (15%)
  • Wednesday7,674 (14%)
  • Thursday7,950 (15%)
  • Friday8,781 (16%)
  • Saturday7,679 (14%)
  • Sunday6,022 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592,186 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591,054 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:596,380 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:597,333 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:599,398 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912,200 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599,093 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595,802 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January4,299 (8%)
  • February3,989 (7.5%)
  • March4,380 (8.2%)
  • April4,178 (7.8%)
  • May4,554 (8.5%)
  • June4,403 (8.2%)
  • July4,570 (8.6%)
  • August4,070 (7.6%)
  • September4,487 (8.4%)
  • October4,972 (9.3%)
  • November4,994 (9.3%)
  • December4,550 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight37,005 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15,456 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown541 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting238 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit206 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds39,852 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds7,015 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds432 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds309 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds208 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist171 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds14 (under 0.1%)
  • Other4,396 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded1,049 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry39,338 (74%)
  • Wet or damp12,709 (24%)
  • Frost or ice437 (0.8%)
  • Snow216 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep38 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded698 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,311 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph41,277 (77%)
  • 40 mph7,442 (14%)
  • 50 mph1,069 (2%)
  • 60 mph443 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph1,891 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway35,022 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway10,652 (20%)
  • Roundabout2,647 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road1,493 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3,632 (6.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Enfield

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant38,255 (57%)
  • Pedestrian11,417 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist7,556 (11%)
  • Cyclist3,861 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,664 (4%)
  • Van occupant1,951 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)416 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant413 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant207 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant71 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,482 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 102,488 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 153,490 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 209,162 (14%)
  • 21 to 258,817 (13%)
  • 26 to 3513,286 (20%)
  • 36 to 459,183 (14%)
  • 46 to 556,382 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 654,089 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 752,485 (3.7%)
  • Over 751,852 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded4,164 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider38,981 (58%)
  • Passenger16,482 (25%)
  • Pedestrian11,417 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car72,372 (74%)
  • Motorcycle7,985 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5,751 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle3,940 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach3,032 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,745 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car643 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle482 (0.5%)
  • Minibus142 (0.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)53 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Enfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Enfield

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Enfield ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 29th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
29th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
26thBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole55,87570,6745429,172
27thNottingham54,18667,38661510,547
28thBrent53,83364,4744267,666
29thEnfield (this area)53,44666,8805477,213
30thWest Northamptonshire53,35574,1241,35013,212
31stCheshire West and Chester52,65672,6389748,118
32ndLewisham52,29962,5643767,786

Accident hotspots in Enfield

Upper Edmonton, Enfield, N18 2TL area is the busiest accident hotspot in Enfield, with 1,891 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes

The A1010 had the most collisions in Enfield from 1979 to 2025: 6,499, including 43 fatal and 866 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10106,4997,68143866
2ndA4065,4417,19787688
3rdA104,9566,52381686
4thA1054,1475,01239567
5thA1103,8234,68437547
6thA1112,5263,19826330
7thM251,7972,82927224
8thA10551,7932,41231235
9thB1378611,0939103
10thB154752913784
11thA1004710857679
12thA100554576920110
13thA109456608456
14thA1110397450553
15thA1003264305041
16thB1452200261023
17thB116136192120
18thB106109127420
19thB151525804
20thB406161612

Towns in Enfield

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 42,966.

Postcode districts in Enfield

EN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield from 1979 to 2025: 7,649.

Latest crashes in Enfield

Of the latest 24 crashes in Enfield, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity