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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,199 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1983, and 1,429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (1,276), and casualties fell from 1,559.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,199
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,429
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
19
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1983 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious18315%
  • Slight99783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.3%
  • Serious19814%
  • Slight1,21285%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,199, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (14%)
  • Tuesday163 (14%)
  • Wednesday172 (14%)
  • Thursday191 (16%)
  • Friday197 (16%)
  • Saturday168 (14%)
  • Sunday146 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59142 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59160 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59210 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59286 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59194 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59137 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (8.8%)
  • February78 (6.5%)
  • March102 (8.5%)
  • April104 (8.7%)
  • May91 (7.6%)
  • June100 (8.3%)
  • July105 (8.8%)
  • August84 (7%)
  • September95 (7.9%)
  • October118 (9.8%)
  • November119 (9.9%)
  • December97 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight815 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit378 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds951 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds200 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry870 (73%)
  • Wet or damp319 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,117 (93%)
  • 40 mph67 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,045 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout36 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant595 (42%)
  • Pedestrian394 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist225 (16%)
  • Cyclist106 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1091 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 15123 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20258 (18%)
  • 21 to 25177 (12%)
  • 26 to 35237 (17%)
  • 36 to 45139 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5584 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6584 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7567 (4.7%)
  • Over 7538 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded82 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider688 (48%)
  • Pedestrian394 (28%)
  • Passenger347 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,441 (72%)
  • Motorcycle242 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach91 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Waltham Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Waltham Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 44th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
71st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1983

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1983: 217, including 6 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112217250624
2ndA104128169219
3rdA1198114017
4thA50396110117
5thA4066789113
6thA1006607019
7thA106373803
8thB160344206
9thB179343917
10thA110283505
11thA114273813
12thA1009262815
13thA1069161823
14thB1618802
15thA10376802
16thB1466701
17thB16961412
18thA10075910
19thB1593300
20thA122200

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1983

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 1,076.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1983

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1983: 465.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1983, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years