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Enfield road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 905 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 2021, and 1,118 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2020 (862), and casualties rose from 1,028.

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

Collisions in 2021
905
Up 5% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
1,118
Up 9% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 2021

None of the collisions in Enfield in 2021 were fatal and 10% were serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious9210%
  • Slight81390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious988.8%
  • Slight1,02091%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 905, up 5% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (13%)
  • Tuesday129 (14%)
  • Wednesday125 (14%)
  • Thursday138 (15%)
  • Friday177 (20%)
  • Saturday128 (14%)
  • Sunday88 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59170 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (6.2%)
  • February52 (5.7%)
  • March73 (8.1%)
  • April84 (9.3%)
  • May82 (9.1%)
  • June86 (9.5%)
  • July69 (7.6%)
  • August65 (7.2%)
  • September79 (8.7%)
  • October88 (9.7%)
  • November107 (12%)
  • December64 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight632 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit236 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds683 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Other56 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded54 (6%)

Road surface

  • Dry687 (76%)
  • Wet or damp156 (17%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.7%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded51 (5.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph156 (17%)
  • 30 mph540 (60%)
  • 40 mph125 (14%)
  • 50 mph43 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph37 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway496 (55%)
  • Dual carriageway198 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road67 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout57 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded87 (9.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant599 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (16%)
  • Pedestrian148 (13%)
  • Cyclist73 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant34 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2070 (6.3%)
  • 21 to 25135 (12%)
  • 26 to 35284 (25%)
  • 36 to 45211 (19%)
  • 46 to 55150 (13%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.7%)
  • Over 7521 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded76 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider750 (67%)
  • Passenger220 (20%)
  • Pedestrian148 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,185 (70%)
  • Motorcycle192 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes113 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach41 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 14th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
14th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Enfield in 2021

Upper Edmonton, Enfield, N18 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Enfield in 2021, with 80 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 2021

The A1010 had the most collisions in Enfield in 2021: 115, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA101011513809
2ndA406105145011
3rdA110668009
4thA10567105
5thA105515605
6thM25406102
7thA111374405
8thA1055354003
9thA1004151702
10thA1005132006
11thB137131401
12thB1545701
13thA1094600
14thA11102300
15thB1062201
16thB14521100
17thB1511100

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 2021

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 806.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 2021

EN3 and N18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 2021, with 146 each.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2021.

Severity

Enfield road accidents in other years