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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,276 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1982, and 1,559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1981 (1,135), and casualties rose from 1,426.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,276
Up 12% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,559
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
18
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1982

1.4% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1982 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal181.4%
  • Serious1239.6%
  • Slight1,13589%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.2%
  • Serious1338.5%
  • Slight1,40890%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,276, up 12% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday165 (13%)
  • Tuesday195 (15%)
  • Wednesday161 (13%)
  • Thursday210 (16%)
  • Friday240 (19%)
  • Saturday166 (13%)
  • Sunday139 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5966 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59153 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59151 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59224 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59217 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59142 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (6.7%)
  • February88 (6.9%)
  • March105 (8.2%)
  • April112 (8.8%)
  • May108 (8.5%)
  • June97 (7.6%)
  • July98 (7.7%)
  • August106 (8.3%)
  • September122 (9.6%)
  • October97 (7.6%)
  • November133 (10%)
  • December125 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight894 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit359 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,019 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds184 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry904 (71%)
  • Wet or damp344 (27%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.5%)
  • Snow8 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,179 (92%)
  • 40 mph67 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph20 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,073 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout39 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded21 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant670 (43%)
  • Pedestrian424 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist275 (18%)
  • Cyclist94 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 545 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 10110 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 15102 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20324 (21%)
  • 21 to 25192 (12%)
  • 26 to 35237 (15%)
  • 36 to 45142 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5597 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6598 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7576 (4.9%)
  • Over 7548 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded88 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider761 (49%)
  • Pedestrian424 (27%)
  • Passenger374 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,561 (72%)
  • Motorcycle295 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach83 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Waltham Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Waltham Forest ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 46th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
46th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
85th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
235th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1982

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1982: 199, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112199258020
2ndA104153194310
3rdA1111312806
4thA50389101215
5thA406588437
6thA1006556606
7thB160505604
8thA106455215
9thA1009394324
10thA110354923
11thB179293203
12thA114202804
13thB161182300
14thA1069151701
15thA103781000
16thB1696701
17thB1463400
18thA12300
19thA1132200
20thA122200

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1982

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 1,144.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1982

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1982: 476.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1982, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years