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Enfield road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 968 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 2022, and 1,189 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2021 (905), and casualties rose from 1,118.

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

Collisions in 2022
968
Up 7% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
1,189
Up 6% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 2022

0.5% of collisions in Enfield in 2022 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious11011%
  • Slight85388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious1169.8%
  • Slight1,06890%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 968, up 7% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday127 (13%)
  • Tuesday144 (15%)
  • Wednesday151 (16%)
  • Thursday142 (15%)
  • Friday166 (17%)
  • Saturday136 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59131 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59151 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59226 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.8%)
  • February83 (8.6%)
  • March76 (7.9%)
  • April78 (8.1%)
  • May77 (8%)
  • June98 (10%)
  • July78 (8.1%)
  • August79 (8.2%)
  • September80 (8.3%)
  • October84 (8.7%)
  • November85 (8.8%)
  • December65 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight648 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit288 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds763 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other60 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded37 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry747 (77%)
  • Wet or damp165 (17%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded40 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph199 (21%)
  • 30 mph577 (60%)
  • 40 mph126 (13%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph35 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway543 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway191 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road81 (8.4%)
  • Roundabout58 (6%)
  • Not recorded95 (9.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant569 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist255 (21%)
  • Pedestrian162 (14%)
  • Cyclist86 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1534 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20102 (8.6%)
  • 21 to 25138 (12%)
  • 26 to 35327 (28%)
  • 36 to 45193 (16%)
  • 46 to 55152 (13%)
  • 56 to 6588 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.7%)
  • Over 7522 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded60 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider791 (67%)
  • Passenger236 (20%)
  • Pedestrian162 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,221 (67%)
  • Motorcycle275 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach54 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)13 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 10th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Enfield in 2022

Upper Edmonton, Enfield, N18 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Enfield in 2022, with 93 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 2022

The A1010 had the most collisions in Enfield in 2022: 143, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1010143172019
2ndA40679112013
3rdA110698308
4thA105596908
5thA10527206
6thA1055415113
7thA111404715
8thM25367122
9thB137212404
10thA100491200
11thB15481001
12thA10057802
13thA1097801
14thA11106602
15thB14524401
16thA10033300
17thB1062200
18thB1511100

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 2022

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 862.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 2022

EN3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 2022: 184.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 2022, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Enfield road accidents in other years