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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1980: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,280 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1980, and 1,579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1979 (1,285), and casualties rose from 1,531.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 40,626 collisions in Waltham Forest.

Collisions in 1980
1,280
Level with 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,579
Up 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1980

0.9% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1980 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal120.9%
  • Serious15012%
  • Slight1,11887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal130.8%
  • Serious17111%
  • Slight1,39588%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,280, level with 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (13%)
  • Tuesday200 (16%)
  • Wednesday185 (14%)
  • Thursday195 (15%)
  • Friday208 (16%)
  • Saturday178 (14%)
  • Sunday143 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59164 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59175 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59212 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59308 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59204 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59154 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January114 (8.9%)
  • February112 (8.8%)
  • March105 (8.2%)
  • April98 (7.7%)
  • May103 (8%)
  • June117 (9.1%)
  • July94 (7.3%)
  • August105 (8.2%)
  • September124 (9.7%)
  • October123 (9.6%)
  • November110 (8.6%)
  • December75 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight890 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit384 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds201 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other1,075 (84%)

Road surface

  • Dry931 (73%)
  • Wet or damp332 (26%)
  • Snow17 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,220 (95%)
  • 40 mph52 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (29%)
  • Roundabout82 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded749 (59%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant605 (38%)
  • Pedestrian408 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist294 (19%)
  • Cyclist101 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant51 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3%)
  • 6 to 1098 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 15124 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20307 (19%)
  • 21 to 25168 (11%)
  • 26 to 35250 (16%)
  • 36 to 45142 (9%)
  • 46 to 5588 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 65118 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7582 (5.2%)
  • Over 7537 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded118 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider768 (49%)
  • Pedestrian408 (26%)
  • Passenger403 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,372 (64%)
  • Motorcycle309 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes155 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach112 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Waltham Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 46th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1980

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1980: 244, including 3 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112244292323
2ndA104154190316
3rdA503102134019
4thA119211018
5thA1006475804
6thA406445606
7thB160344307
8thB179344613
9thA106334202
10thA110314115
11thA1009293700
12thA114293306
13thB161222501
14thA1069161802
15thA103761002
16thB1596700
17thA1135801
18thA124501
19thB1734400
20thB1693300

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1980, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years