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Enfield road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,424 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 1998, and 1,743 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 231 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1997 (1,420), and casualties fell from 1,782.

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

Collisions in 1998
1,424
Level with 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,743
Down 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
9
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
231
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 1998

0.6% of collisions in Enfield in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.6%
  • Serious23116%
  • Slight1,18483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.5%
  • Serious26115%
  • Slight1,47385%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 1,424, level with 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday186 (13%)
  • Tuesday210 (15%)
  • Wednesday217 (15%)
  • Thursday206 (14%)
  • Friday236 (17%)
  • Saturday209 (15%)
  • Sunday160 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5960 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5934 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59162 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59215 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59247 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59334 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59242 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59130 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January121 (8.5%)
  • February107 (7.5%)
  • March117 (8.2%)
  • April103 (7.2%)
  • May93 (6.5%)
  • June125 (8.8%)
  • July117 (8.2%)
  • August117 (8.2%)
  • September112 (7.9%)
  • October135 (9.5%)
  • November149 (10%)
  • December128 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight965 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit432 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,151 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,003 (70%)
  • Wet or damp407 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,074 (75%)
  • 40 mph240 (17%)
  • 50 mph18 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph19 (1.3%)
  • 70 mph73 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway994 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway282 (20%)
  • Roundabout100 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,111 (64%)
  • Pedestrian271 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist93 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant39 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1076 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1591 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20240 (14%)
  • 21 to 25219 (13%)
  • 26 to 35406 (23%)
  • 36 to 45250 (14%)
  • 46 to 55164 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 65101 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7560 (3.4%)
  • Over 7547 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded62 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,039 (60%)
  • Passenger433 (25%)
  • Pedestrian271 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,043 (79%)
  • Motorcycle158 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes125 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach70 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Enfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Enfield ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 27th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 1998

The A406 had the most collisions in Enfield in 1998: 136, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA406136177116
2ndA1010134155117
3rdA10128153123
4thA110104126217
5thA105101113013
6thM2574104210
7thA1116985012
8thA10556483111
9thB154242905
10thA1004202503
11thB137182301
12thA1005152205
13thA10981301
14thA111081201
15thB145281201
16thA10034503
17thB1063301
18thB1511100

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 1998

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 1,216.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 1998

EN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 1998: 225.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Enfield road accidents in other years