Skip to main content
CrashStats

Enfield road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 973 road traffic collisions in Enfield in 2023, and 1,167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2022 (968), and casualties fell from 1,189.

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

Collisions in 2023
973
Up 1% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
1,167
Down 2% on 2022
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Enfield in 2023

1% of collisions in Enfield in 2023 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1% and 13% in Enfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious848.6%
  • Slight87990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious877.5%
  • Slight1,07092%

Enfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Enfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,506 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 973, up 1% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 973
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (13%)
  • Tuesday147 (15%)
  • Wednesday152 (16%)
  • Thursday146 (15%)
  • Friday159 (16%)
  • Saturday133 (14%)
  • Sunday111 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5938 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59248 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (8.4%)
  • February75 (7.7%)
  • March80 (8.2%)
  • April63 (6.5%)
  • May95 (9.8%)
  • June97 (10%)
  • July69 (7.1%)
  • August72 (7.4%)
  • September83 (8.5%)
  • October95 (9.8%)
  • November82 (8.4%)
  • December80 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight677 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit271 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds711 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds100 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other65 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded79 (8.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry710 (73%)
  • Wet or damp181 (19%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded78 (8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph227 (23%)
  • 30 mph564 (58%)
  • 40 mph124 (13%)
  • 50 mph25 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph29 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway472 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway204 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road75 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout72 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded150 (15%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Enfield in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant527 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist295 (25%)
  • Pedestrian162 (14%)
  • Cyclist79 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant42 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant20 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (3%)
  • 16 to 2071 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 25159 (14%)
  • 26 to 35308 (26%)
  • 36 to 45219 (19%)
  • 46 to 55121 (10%)
  • 56 to 6596 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded73 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider802 (69%)
  • Passenger203 (17%)
  • Pedestrian162 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,222 (66%)
  • Motorcycle323 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach33 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car32 (1.7%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Enfield in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Enfield had the 12th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
10th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Enfield in 2023

Upper Edmonton, Enfield, N18 2TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Enfield in 2023, with 115 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Enfield with the most crashes in 2023

The A1010 had the most collisions in Enfield in 2023: 125, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Enfield, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA101012514008
2ndA40696119212
3rdA105658207
4thA110657328
5thA10577823
6thA1055426613
7thA111384306
8thM25334903
9thB154172104
10thB137161900
11thA10058901
12thA10981202
13thA10046601
14thA10035502
15thA11105601
16thB1063300
17thB14522200
18thB1511100

Towns in Enfield: crashes in 2023

Enfield itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 889.

Postcode districts in Enfield: crashes in 2023

N18 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Enfield in 2023: 170.

Latest crashes in Enfield in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Enfield in 2023, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Enfield road accidents in other years