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Enfield road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 948 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 2019, and 1,168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2018 (891), and casualties rose from 1,127.

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

Collisions in 2019
948
Up 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
1,168
Up 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 2019

0.5% of collisions in Enfield in 2019 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious11212%
  • Slight83188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious1169.9%
  • Slight1,04790%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 948, up 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (15%)
  • Tuesday129 (14%)
  • Wednesday153 (16%)
  • Thursday138 (15%)
  • Friday164 (17%)
  • Saturday124 (13%)
  • Sunday99 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5928 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59119 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59122 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59201 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59159 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.2%)
  • February65 (6.9%)
  • March89 (9.4%)
  • April70 (7.4%)
  • May80 (8.4%)
  • June85 (9%)
  • July101 (11%)
  • August60 (6.3%)
  • September73 (7.7%)
  • October86 (9.1%)
  • November105 (11%)
  • December66 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight644 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit281 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds688 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other60 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded52 (5.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry662 (70%)
  • Wet or damp215 (23%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded65 (6.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph123 (13%)
  • 30 mph582 (61%)
  • 40 mph153 (16%)
  • 50 mph32 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 70 mph47 (5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway476 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway237 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road79 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout72 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded84 (8.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant672 (58%)
  • Pedestrian210 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (12%)
  • Cyclist48 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1545 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2076 (6.5%)
  • 21 to 25127 (11%)
  • 26 to 35282 (24%)
  • 36 to 45216 (18%)
  • 46 to 55167 (14%)
  • 56 to 6571 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.5%)
  • Over 7536 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded78 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider735 (63%)
  • Passenger223 (19%)
  • Pedestrian210 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,337 (76%)
  • Motorcycle145 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes112 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach44 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car33 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 13th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Enfield in 2019

Upper Edmonton, Enfield, N18 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Enfield in 2019, with 89 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 2019

The A1010 had the most collisions in Enfield in 2019: 120, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1010120144016
2ndA4069011319
3rdA108110208
4thA110587408
5thA105576615
6thM25497717
7thA1055445612
8thA111405005
9thB154141700
10thB137121704
11thA1004101201
12thA100591001
13thA11107801
14thA1095501
15thA10033400
16thB1063301
17thB14523500
18thB1512200

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 2019

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 834.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 2019

N18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 2019: 179.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 2019, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Enfield road accidents in other years