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Enfield road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 771 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 2016, and 995 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2015 (789), and casualties fell from 1,051.

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

Collisions in 2016
771
Down 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
995
Down 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 2016

0.5% of collisions in Enfield in 2016 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious658.4%
  • Slight70291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious696.9%
  • Slight92293%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 771, down 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday107 (14%)
  • Wednesday102 (13%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday126 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (15%)
  • Sunday103 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (9.5%)
  • February60 (7.8%)
  • March64 (8.3%)
  • April43 (5.6%)
  • May74 (9.6%)
  • June49 (6.4%)
  • July74 (9.6%)
  • August49 (6.4%)
  • September60 (7.8%)
  • October49 (6.4%)
  • November81 (11%)
  • December95 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight515 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds625 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (7.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded64 (8.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry590 (77%)
  • Wet or damp144 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph595 (77%)
  • 40 mph102 (13%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph35 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway492 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout35 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant555 (56%)
  • Pedestrian175 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist53 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (5%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2080 (8%)
  • 21 to 25117 (12%)
  • 26 to 35230 (23%)
  • 36 to 45177 (18%)
  • 46 to 55136 (14%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3%)
  • Over 7524 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (58%)
  • Passenger246 (25%)
  • Pedestrian175 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,035 (74%)
  • Motorcycle108 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach36 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car35 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Enfield ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 41st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
38th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Enfield in 2016

Upper Edmonton, Enfield, N18 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Enfield in 2016, with 83 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 2016

The A1010 had the most collisions in Enfield in 2016: 102, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA101010212719
2ndA4068811307
3rdA10628215
4thA110495614
5thA105457005
6thM25345404
7thA1055313703
8thA111314104
9thB154111600
10thB13781301
11thA1096600
12thA11106601
13thA10045500
14thA10055600
15thA10034400
16thB14522200
17thB1061100
18thB1511100

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 2016

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 682.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 2016

N18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 2016: 142.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 2016, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Enfield road accidents in other years