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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,178 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1989, and 1,375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1988 (1,082), and casualties rose from 1,287.

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

Collisions in 1989
1,178
Up 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,375
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
17
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1989

1.4% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1989 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious15813%
  • Slight1,00385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.2%
  • Serious16612%
  • Slight1,19287%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 1,178, up 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989: 1,178
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday168 (14%)
  • Tuesday150 (13%)
  • Wednesday166 (14%)
  • Thursday179 (15%)
  • Friday200 (17%)
  • Saturday192 (16%)
  • Sunday123 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59155 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59174 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59217 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59272 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59187 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59108 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (8.5%)
  • February77 (6.5%)
  • March86 (7.3%)
  • April91 (7.7%)
  • May114 (9.7%)
  • June110 (9.3%)
  • July101 (8.6%)
  • August93 (7.9%)
  • September96 (8.1%)
  • October96 (8.1%)
  • November107 (9.1%)
  • December107 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight880 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit298 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,006 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry900 (76%)
  • Wet or damp270 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,153 (98%)
  • 40 mph23 (2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway986 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout59 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant587 (43%)
  • Pedestrian377 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (12%)
  • Cyclist112 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant65 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant48 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1085 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1577 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20213 (15%)
  • 21 to 25203 (15%)
  • 26 to 35253 (18%)
  • 36 to 45143 (10%)
  • 46 to 5597 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6551 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7549 (3.6%)
  • Over 7551 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded111 (8.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider675 (49%)
  • Pedestrian377 (27%)
  • Passenger323 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,459 (71%)
  • Motorcycle180 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes170 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach81 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 59th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
116th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1989

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1989: 199, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112199218318
2ndA104153172412
3rdA50383100112
4thA118092014
5thA406749714
6thA10065562010
7thB160293618
8thB179273314
9thA110263005
10thB161232904
11thA106222422
12thA1069222814
13thA1009202412
14thA114192206
15thA103791302
16thA123300
17thB1693400
18thB1462301
19thB1592200
20thA1131100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1989

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 1,049.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1989

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1989: 455.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1989, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years