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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,070 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1986, and 1,306 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 205 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (1,079), and casualties rose from 1,277.

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

Collisions in 1986
1,070
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,306
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
14
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
205
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious20519%
  • Slight85180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.1%
  • Serious22817%
  • Slight1,06481%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,070, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday161 (15%)
  • Tuesday165 (15%)
  • Wednesday139 (13%)
  • Thursday168 (16%)
  • Friday159 (15%)
  • Saturday166 (16%)
  • Sunday112 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5952 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59114 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59195 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59253 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59188 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January97 (9.1%)
  • February70 (6.5%)
  • March75 (7%)
  • April94 (8.8%)
  • May92 (8.6%)
  • June79 (7.4%)
  • July76 (7.1%)
  • August105 (9.8%)
  • September87 (8.1%)
  • October101 (9.4%)
  • November108 (10%)
  • December86 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight763 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit307 (29%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds832 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds156 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry743 (69%)
  • Wet or damp307 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,005 (94%)
  • 40 mph54 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph7 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway919 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant609 (47%)
  • Pedestrian331 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (11%)
  • Cyclist85 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant49 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1068 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1590 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20199 (15%)
  • 21 to 25211 (16%)
  • 26 to 35188 (14%)
  • 36 to 45126 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55109 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6590 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.4%)
  • Over 7537 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded76 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider619 (47%)
  • Passenger356 (27%)
  • Pedestrian331 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,283 (71%)
  • Motorcycle152 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach89 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1986

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1986 in Waltham Forest

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Waltham Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 66th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1986

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1986: 212, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112212252130
2ndA104108141120
3rdA50388113218
4thA117391117
5thA4066582214
6thB1604657112
7thA1006405317
8thA106313604
9thA1009303517
10thA110223008
11thB179212614
12thB161141602
13thA1037121604
14thA1069111202
15thA114101001
16thB169101303
17thB1596602
18thA10075801
19thB1464501
20thA1131100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1986

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 939.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1986

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1986: 399.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years