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Enfield road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 668 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 2008, and 854 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2007 (785), and casualties fell from 1,030.

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

Collisions in 2008
668
Down 15% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
854
Down 17% on 2007
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 2008

0.9% of collisions in Enfield in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7111%
  • Slight59188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious799.3%
  • Slight76990%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 668, down 15% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 668
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday100 (15%)
  • Thursday95 (14%)
  • Friday94 (14%)
  • Saturday104 (16%)
  • Sunday87 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (9.3%)
  • February58 (8.7%)
  • March65 (9.7%)
  • April42 (6.3%)
  • May49 (7.3%)
  • June53 (7.9%)
  • July59 (8.8%)
  • August42 (6.3%)
  • September69 (10%)
  • October58 (8.7%)
  • November50 (7.5%)
  • December61 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight484 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit182 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds593 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (8.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry556 (83%)
  • Wet or damp106 (16%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph558 (84%)
  • 40 mph33 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph41 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph33 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway525 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (17%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant570 (67%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (8%)
  • Cyclist32 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2072 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2582 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 35153 (18%)
  • 36 to 45109 (13%)
  • 46 to 5573 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded221 (26%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (62%)
  • Passenger210 (25%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,028 (81%)
  • Motorcycle69 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 74th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Enfield in 2008

New Southgate, Enfield, N22 8QS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Enfield in 2008, with 51 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 2008

The A1010 had the most collisions in Enfield in 2008: 89, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10108910908
2ndA406708716
3rdA10537326
4thA105475707
5thA110476118
6thA1055405403
7thM25395603
8thA111344001
9thB13791101
10thB15491000
11thA100571511
12thA11107800
13thA10046801
14thA1096802
15thB1062202
16thB14521500

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 2008

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 581.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 2008

N18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 2008: 109.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Enfield road accidents in other years