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Waltham Forest road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 40,626 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025, and 49,239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 322 were fatal and 5,584 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 502 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (499), and casualties fell from 613 to 569.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
40,626
60th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
49,239
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
322
0.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
502
Up 1% on 2024

Crash severity in Waltham Forest

0.8% of collisions in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3220.8%
  • Serious5,58414%
  • Slight34,72085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3310.7%
  • Serious6,08012%
  • Slight42,82887%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. In 2025 there were 502, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 502
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025502569
2024499613
2023505580
2022563662
2021597674
2020581677
2019659788
2018712843
2017677839
2016672821
2015642805
2014758952
2013560634
2012609730
2011662813
2010633786
2009592736
2008732927
2007670839
2006718905
2005777918
2004750895
20038381,078
20028451,079
20018821,120
20009871,300
19999721,173
19989871,229
19979321,131
19961,0171,209
19951,0341,236
19941,0361,203
19939641,141
19921,0251,235
19911,0321,249
19901,1011,328
19891,1781,375
19881,0821,287
19871,0991,317
19861,0701,306
19851,0791,277
19841,2211,436
19831,1991,429
19821,2761,559
19811,1351,426
19801,2801,579
19791,2851,531

When and where crashes happen in Waltham Forest

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5,588 (14%)
  • Tuesday5,972 (15%)
  • Wednesday5,792 (14%)
  • Thursday6,068 (15%)
  • Friday6,604 (16%)
  • Saturday5,945 (15%)
  • Sunday4,657 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,646 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59845 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,740 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:595,527 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:597,112 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:599,433 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:597,234 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594,089 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January3,202 (7.9%)
  • February2,972 (7.3%)
  • March3,297 (8.1%)
  • April3,203 (7.9%)
  • May3,491 (8.6%)
  • June3,492 (8.6%)
  • July3,537 (8.7%)
  • August3,361 (8.3%)
  • September3,621 (8.9%)
  • October3,659 (9%)
  • November3,653 (9%)
  • December3,138 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight28,750 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11,262 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown444 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit102 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds30,466 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds5,048 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds337 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds218 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds134 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist115 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (under 0.1%)
  • Other3,709 (9.1%)
  • Not recorded582 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry30,704 (76%)
  • Wet or damp9,160 (23%)
  • Frost or ice319 (0.8%)
  • Snow157 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep17 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded265 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph2,654 (6.5%)
  • 30 mph35,574 (88%)
  • 40 mph1,029 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1,181 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph89 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph96 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway30,781 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway3,724 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout1,949 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1,317 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2,855 (7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant23,185 (47%)
  • Pedestrian10,803 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist6,362 (13%)
  • Cyclist4,501 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2,390 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant1,227 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant382 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant127 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)122 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant53 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded63 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,361 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 102,319 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 152,746 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 206,003 (12%)
  • 21 to 256,454 (13%)
  • 26 to 3510,486 (21%)
  • 36 to 456,702 (14%)
  • 46 to 554,458 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 652,696 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 751,663 (3.4%)
  • Over 751,271 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3,080 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider27,042 (55%)
  • Passenger11,394 (23%)
  • Pedestrian10,803 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car50,451 (71%)
  • Motorcycle6,827 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle4,622 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4,263 (6%)
  • Bus or coach2,791 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,078 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car674 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle376 (0.5%)
  • Minibus115 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)76 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Waltham Forest

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Waltham Forest

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Waltham Forest ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 60th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
68th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
57thWigan41,50555,6805665,532
58thShropshire41,47559,7191,23810,478
59thNewcastle upon Tyne41,25153,3854946,509
60thWaltham Forest (this area)40,62649,2393225,584
61stCoventry40,21251,31748410,476
62ndHavering40,18352,3974246,013
63rdPlymouth39,63249,1973587,366

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area is the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest, with 1,810 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 11 of them fatal.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025: 7,054, including 48 fatal and 887 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1127,0548,42948887
2ndA1044,9165,97046629
3rdA5032,8653,49332437
4thA112,3872,76312333
5thA4062,1012,96129258
6thA10062,0732,50712289
7thB1601,2911,5988168
8thB1791,0981,36312165
9thA1061,0971,34814136
10thA10099821,24315155
11thA1108541,09410124
12thA114707906698
13thB161527641161
14thA12457617561
15thA10694565431167
16thA1037226314735
17thB169184227233
18thB146138170326
19thB159113134120
20thA1007598326

Towns in Waltham Forest

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 32,930.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025: 14,307.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest

Of the latest 24 crashes in Waltham Forest, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity