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Enfield road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 891 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 2018, and 1,127 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2017 (929), and casualties fell from 1,188.

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

Collisions in 2018
891
Down 4% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
1,127
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 2018

0.9% of collisions in Enfield in 2018 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious11413%
  • Slight76986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious11810%
  • Slight1,00189%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 891, down 4% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (15%)
  • Tuesday130 (15%)
  • Wednesday114 (13%)
  • Thursday144 (16%)
  • Friday145 (16%)
  • Saturday106 (12%)
  • Sunday114 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59177 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (8.4%)
  • February65 (7.3%)
  • March62 (7%)
  • April63 (7.1%)
  • May71 (8%)
  • June82 (9.2%)
  • July65 (7.3%)
  • August56 (6.3%)
  • September71 (8%)
  • October106 (12%)
  • November88 (9.9%)
  • December87 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight580 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit287 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds679 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded61 (6.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry661 (74%)
  • Wet or damp156 (18%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded69 (7.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph63 (7.1%)
  • 30 mph589 (66%)
  • 40 mph151 (17%)
  • 50 mph23 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph59 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway251 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road69 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout44 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded90 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant659 (58%)
  • Pedestrian187 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist49 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant38 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1548 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2083 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 25129 (11%)
  • 26 to 35270 (24%)
  • 36 to 45206 (18%)
  • 46 to 55130 (12%)
  • 56 to 6573 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.6%)
  • Over 7529 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded71 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider672 (60%)
  • Passenger268 (24%)
  • Pedestrian187 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,211 (74%)
  • Motorcycle122 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car34 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 22nd most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
20th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
51st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Enfield in 2018

Upper Edmonton, Enfield, N18 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Enfield in 2018, with 77 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 2018

The A1010 had the most collisions in Enfield in 2018: 96, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA101096124116
2ndA1087107211
3rdA4068211518
4thM25648809
5thA105627205
6thA110525807
7thA111303505
8thA1055293707
9thB137141900
10thB154131801
11thA100481101
12thA11108800
13thA100571411
14thA10032200
15thA1092200
16thB14522200
17thB1512300
18thB1061101

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 2018

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 764.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 2018

EN1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 2018: 148.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Enfield road accidents in other years