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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,099 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1987, and 1,317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1986 (1,070), and casualties rose from 1,306.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,099
Up 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,317
Up 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1987

0.8% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1987 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious20619%
  • Slight88480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious22117%
  • Slight1,08783%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,099, up 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday160 (15%)
  • Tuesday157 (14%)
  • Wednesday157 (14%)
  • Thursday169 (15%)
  • Friday165 (15%)
  • Saturday172 (16%)
  • Sunday119 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59121 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59145 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59187 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59257 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59181 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59145 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (5.7%)
  • February73 (6.6%)
  • March81 (7.4%)
  • April87 (7.9%)
  • May110 (10%)
  • June106 (9.6%)
  • July102 (9.3%)
  • August98 (8.9%)
  • September92 (8.4%)
  • October92 (8.4%)
  • November87 (7.9%)
  • December108 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight768 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit331 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds865 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds172 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry737 (67%)
  • Wet or damp347 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,061 (97%)
  • 40 mph26 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway926 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout48 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant600 (46%)
  • Pedestrian345 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (13%)
  • Cyclist82 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant67 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1078 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1573 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20206 (16%)
  • 21 to 25219 (17%)
  • 26 to 35212 (16%)
  • 36 to 45136 (10%)
  • 46 to 55103 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7558 (4.4%)
  • Over 7547 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded70 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider646 (49%)
  • Pedestrian345 (26%)
  • Passenger326 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,384 (73%)
  • Motorcycle174 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes139 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach70 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 59th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
64th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1987

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1987: 198, including 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112198230036
2ndA104123144028
3rdA118288313
4thA50379106022
5thA406557409
6thA1006516005
7thA106414508
8thA10093552112
9thB179314105
10thB160293403
11thB161293305
12thA110233303
13thA114192402
14thA1069111301
15thA10377700
16thB1465511
17thA10074501
18thB1694702
19thB1592300
20thA1131100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1987

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 987.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1987

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1987: 412.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years