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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,082 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1988, and 1,287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 156 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (1,099), and casualties fell from 1,317.

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

Collisions in 1988
1,082
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,287
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
156
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1988

0.8% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1988 were fatal and 14% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious15614%
  • Slight91785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious16713%
  • Slight1,11186%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 1,082, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday144 (13%)
  • Tuesday145 (13%)
  • Wednesday155 (14%)
  • Thursday174 (16%)
  • Friday176 (16%)
  • Saturday163 (15%)
  • Sunday125 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59136 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59238 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59186 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (6.9%)
  • February84 (7.8%)
  • March97 (9%)
  • April66 (6.1%)
  • May86 (7.9%)
  • June94 (8.7%)
  • July92 (8.5%)
  • August94 (8.7%)
  • September96 (8.9%)
  • October110 (10%)
  • November99 (9.1%)
  • December89 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight772 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit310 (29%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds895 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry794 (73%)
  • Wet or damp275 (25%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,057 (98%)
  • 40 mph18 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway888 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout54 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant579 (45%)
  • Pedestrian326 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (12%)
  • Cyclist91 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant60 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant57 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1083 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1572 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20176 (14%)
  • 21 to 25218 (17%)
  • 26 to 35241 (19%)
  • 36 to 45102 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5586 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7563 (4.9%)
  • Over 7545 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded92 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider637 (49%)
  • Pedestrian326 (25%)
  • Passenger324 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,352 (72%)
  • Motorcycle165 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes162 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach73 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 64th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1988

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1988: 204, including 3 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112204244337
2ndA104141164014
3rdA50384102017
4thA406587807
5thA11576318
6thA110405722
7thA1009384805
8thA1006344103
9thB160273706
10thA106252801
11thB179222402
12thB161202504
13thA114171801
14thA10696600
15thA10375500
16thB1695701
17thA10071100
18thA121100
19thB1461101
20thB1591201

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1988

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 963.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1988

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1988: 430.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years