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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1981: crash statistics

Police recorded 1,135 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1981, and 1,426 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1980 (1,280), and casualties fell from 1,579.

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

Collisions in 1981
1,135
Down 11% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,426
Down 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1981

1.1% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1981 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious12111%
  • Slight1,00288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal120.8%
  • Serious1389.7%
  • Slight1,27689%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 1,135, down 11% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (15%)
  • Tuesday151 (13%)
  • Wednesday151 (13%)
  • Thursday151 (13%)
  • Friday208 (18%)
  • Saturday171 (15%)
  • Sunday138 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5948 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59153 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59201 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59281 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59189 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (6.9%)
  • February97 (8.5%)
  • March102 (9%)
  • April101 (8.9%)
  • May107 (9.4%)
  • June99 (8.7%)
  • July82 (7.2%)
  • August78 (6.9%)
  • September119 (10%)
  • October107 (9.4%)
  • November83 (7.3%)
  • December82 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight792 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit338 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Raining, no high winds198 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other926 (82%)

Road surface

  • Dry782 (69%)
  • Wet or damp330 (29%)
  • Snow23 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,061 (93%)
  • 40 mph69 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (29%)
  • Roundabout56 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded664 (59%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant640 (45%)
  • Pedestrian353 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist235 (16%)
  • Cyclist86 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant66 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 10101 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15117 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20267 (19%)
  • 21 to 25164 (12%)
  • 26 to 35185 (13%)
  • 36 to 45136 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5599 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 65104 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7565 (4.6%)
  • Over 7531 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded110 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider707 (50%)
  • Passenger366 (26%)
  • Pedestrian353 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,323 (68%)
  • Motorcycle253 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach83 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Waltham Forest ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 53rd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
236th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1981

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1981: 200, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112200248118
2ndA104140161211
3rdA50386110012
4thA11829914
5thA1006526621
6thA406385514
7thA106354323
8thB179354705
9thA110293203
10thB160263604
11thA1009253605
12thA114243504
13thB161213001
14thA103791601
15thA106991101
16thB1597911
17thA11351003
18thB1695701
19thB1733802
20thA122200

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1981, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years