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Enfield road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,445 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 1986, and 1,770 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 261 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1985 (1,396), and casualties rose from 1,752.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 53,446 collisions in Enfield.

Collisions in 1986
1,445
Up 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,770
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
27
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
261
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 1986

1.9% of collisions in Enfield in 1986 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal271.9%
  • Serious26118%
  • Slight1,15780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal311.8%
  • Serious29917%
  • Slight1,44081%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,445, up 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday231 (16%)
  • Tuesday222 (15%)
  • Wednesday195 (13%)
  • Thursday202 (14%)
  • Friday226 (16%)
  • Saturday196 (14%)
  • Sunday173 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5958 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59154 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59205 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59274 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59325 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59216 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59192 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January121 (8.4%)
  • February86 (6%)
  • March103 (7.1%)
  • April103 (7.1%)
  • May128 (8.9%)
  • June118 (8.2%)
  • July115 (8%)
  • August112 (7.8%)
  • September125 (8.7%)
  • October154 (11%)
  • November140 (9.7%)
  • December140 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight999 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit438 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,149 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds222 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,017 (70%)
  • Wet or damp394 (27%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.3%)
  • Snow10 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,140 (79%)
  • 40 mph260 (18%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph24 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph16 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,077 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway297 (21%)
  • Roundabout48 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant884 (50%)
  • Pedestrian372 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (12%)
  • Cyclist107 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant81 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1063 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15112 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20363 (21%)
  • 21 to 25258 (15%)
  • 26 to 35263 (15%)
  • 36 to 45180 (10%)
  • 46 to 55141 (8%)
  • 56 to 65100 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7589 (5%)
  • Over 7548 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded106 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider932 (53%)
  • Passenger466 (26%)
  • Pedestrian372 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,796 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes225 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle224 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach88 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in Enfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Enfield ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 30th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 1986

The A10 had the most collisions in Enfield in 1986: 204, including 12 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA102042671237
2ndA1010197236037
3rdA406166227730
4thA105142164124
5thA110125146024
6thA111617328
7thB137252904
8thA1005223004
9thA109212702
10thB154202103
11thA1004151700
12thA1003101001
13thB11681202
14thA11107701
15thB1062210
16thB14522200
17thB1511100

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 1986

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 1,300.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 1986

EN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 1986: 258.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 1986, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Enfield road accidents in other years