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Enfield road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 929 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 2017, and 1,188 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 2016 (771), and casualties rose from 995.

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

Collisions in 2017
929
Up 20% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
1,188
Up 19% on 2016
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 2017

1.1% of collisions in Enfield in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious10912%
  • Slight81087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.8%
  • Serious1189.9%
  • Slight1,06089%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 929, up 20% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday136 (15%)
  • Tuesday148 (16%)
  • Wednesday125 (13%)
  • Thursday131 (14%)
  • Friday140 (15%)
  • Saturday135 (15%)
  • Sunday114 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59142 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59218 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59158 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (9.1%)
  • February67 (7.2%)
  • March74 (8%)
  • April89 (9.6%)
  • May66 (7.1%)
  • June90 (9.7%)
  • July80 (8.6%)
  • August52 (5.6%)
  • September62 (6.7%)
  • October87 (9.4%)
  • November86 (9.3%)
  • December91 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight595 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit300 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds646 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other35 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded148 (16%)

Road surface

  • Dry598 (64%)
  • Wet or damp155 (17%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded165 (18%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph50 (5.4%)
  • 30 mph637 (69%)
  • 40 mph159 (17%)
  • 50 mph36 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph41 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway242 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout44 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded169 (18%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant668 (56%)
  • Pedestrian217 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist51 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1035 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20107 (9%)
  • 21 to 25164 (14%)
  • 26 to 35286 (24%)
  • 36 to 45176 (15%)
  • 46 to 55159 (13%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3%)
  • Over 7536 (3%)
  • Not recorded38 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider686 (58%)
  • Passenger285 (24%)
  • Pedestrian217 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,208 (73%)
  • Motorcycle143 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 23rd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Enfield in 2017

Upper Edmonton, Enfield, N18 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Enfield in 2017, with 103 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 2017

The A1010 had the most collisions in Enfield in 2017: 113, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1010113143111
2ndA40697126112
3rdA1089127415
4thA1055158111
5thA1104870011
6thA1055465704
7thM25446812
8thA111303904
9thB137192301
10thA1004121601
11thA11107700
12thB15471201
13thA1095610
14thA10054600
15thA10032200
16thB1061101

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 2017

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 807.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 2017

N18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 2017: 163.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Enfield road accidents in other years