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Enfield road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,197 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 2003, and 1,523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2002 (1,379), and casualties fell from 1,808.

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

Collisions in 2003
1,197
Down 13% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,523
Down 16% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 2003

0.6% of collisions in Enfield in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious16914%
  • Slight1,02185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.5%
  • Serious18812%
  • Slight1,32887%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 1,197, down 13% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday156 (13%)
  • Tuesday168 (14%)
  • Wednesday163 (14%)
  • Thursday191 (16%)
  • Friday186 (16%)
  • Saturday180 (15%)
  • Sunday153 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5953 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5936 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59271 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59198 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (9.3%)
  • February101 (8.4%)
  • March106 (8.9%)
  • April96 (8%)
  • May97 (8.1%)
  • June97 (8.1%)
  • July104 (8.7%)
  • August75 (6.3%)
  • September96 (8%)
  • October113 (9.4%)
  • November107 (8.9%)
  • December94 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight812 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit381 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,038 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds139 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry907 (76%)
  • Wet or damp265 (22%)
  • Frost or ice22 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph905 (76%)
  • 40 mph164 (14%)
  • 50 mph48 (4%)
  • 60 mph8 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph72 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway815 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway313 (26%)
  • Roundabout41 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant973 (64%)
  • Pedestrian207 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant77 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist59 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1051 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20189 (12%)
  • 21 to 25191 (13%)
  • 26 to 35324 (21%)
  • 36 to 45231 (15%)
  • 46 to 55155 (10%)
  • 56 to 6573 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7556 (3.7%)
  • Over 7550 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded115 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider900 (59%)
  • Passenger416 (27%)
  • Pedestrian207 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,679 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes146 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle130 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes94 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach82 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Enfield ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 27th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
36th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Enfield in 2003

Upper Edmonton, Enfield, N18 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Enfield in 2003, with 78 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 2003

The A1010 had the most collisions in Enfield in 2003: 145, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1010145176016
2ndA406121165220
3rdA1109711409
4thA1058399114
5thA1082110013
6thM2573123116
7thA1055709319
8thA111414908
9thB137253000
10thB154222601
11thA1110131600
12thA1005121802
13thA1004101103
14thA10039901
15thB1064500
16thB14524401
17thA1093300
18thB1513401

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 2003

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 1,019.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 2003

EN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 2003: 195.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Enfield road accidents in other years