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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,221 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1984, and 1,436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 227 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (1,199), and casualties rose from 1,429.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,221
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,436
Level with 1983
Fatal collisions
23
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
227
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1984

1.9% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1984 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.9%
  • Serious22719%
  • Slight97180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.7%
  • Serious24817%
  • Slight1,16481%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,221, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (14%)
  • Tuesday174 (14%)
  • Wednesday182 (15%)
  • Thursday159 (13%)
  • Friday207 (17%)
  • Saturday178 (15%)
  • Sunday149 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59137 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59178 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59224 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59302 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59192 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59121 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January115 (9.4%)
  • February107 (8.8%)
  • March100 (8.2%)
  • April92 (7.5%)
  • May98 (8%)
  • June92 (7.5%)
  • July97 (7.9%)
  • August84 (6.9%)
  • September98 (8%)
  • October119 (9.7%)
  • November111 (9.1%)
  • December108 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight872 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit345 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds949 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds209 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry810 (66%)
  • Wet or damp400 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,147 (94%)
  • 40 mph57 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.5%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,089 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout43 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant610 (42%)
  • Pedestrian393 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist213 (15%)
  • Cyclist96 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 562 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1086 (6%)
  • 11 to 15105 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20255 (18%)
  • 21 to 25173 (12%)
  • 26 to 35227 (16%)
  • 36 to 45142 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 55120 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7559 (4.1%)
  • Over 7540 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded90 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider710 (49%)
  • Pedestrian393 (27%)
  • Passenger333 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,429 (70%)
  • Motorcycle226 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes136 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach94 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Waltham Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Waltham Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 49th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1984

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1984: 227, including 4 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112227264442
2ndA104147176230
3rdA503109142512
4thA1190106119
5thA4066380013
6thA1006576507
7thB160455419
8thB1794450111
9thA106374615
10thA110252504
11thA1009243105
12thA114232716
13thA1069151521
14thB161151502
15thA10374510
16thB1464500
17thB1594400
18thB1694401
19thA10073401
20thA123301

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1984

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,094.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1984

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1984: 492.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1984, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years