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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,101 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1990, and 1,328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1989 (1,178), and casualties fell from 1,375.

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

Collisions in 1990
1,101
Down 7% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,328
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1990

0.7% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious17716%
  • Slight91683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.6%
  • Serious19014%
  • Slight1,13085%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 1,101, down 7% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday147 (13%)
  • Tuesday167 (15%)
  • Wednesday139 (13%)
  • Thursday173 (16%)
  • Friday176 (16%)
  • Saturday159 (14%)
  • Sunday140 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59195 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59191 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59188 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59103 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (8.5%)
  • February77 (7%)
  • March88 (8%)
  • April93 (8.4%)
  • May84 (7.6%)
  • June98 (8.9%)
  • July98 (8.9%)
  • August89 (8.1%)
  • September92 (8.4%)
  • October103 (9.4%)
  • November99 (9%)
  • December86 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight857 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (22%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds938 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds128 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry863 (78%)
  • Wet or damp236 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,080 (98%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway947 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout55 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant625 (47%)
  • Pedestrian326 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (10%)
  • Cyclist102 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant87 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant38 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 544 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1080 (6%)
  • 11 to 1579 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20181 (14%)
  • 21 to 25214 (16%)
  • 26 to 35226 (17%)
  • 36 to 45127 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 55104 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6577 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7554 (4.1%)
  • Over 7546 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded96 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider656 (49%)
  • Passenger346 (26%)
  • Pedestrian326 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,381 (73%)
  • Motorcycle147 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes139 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle102 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach72 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 66th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1990

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1990: 185, including 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112185230036
2ndA104137165023
3rdA118496114
4thA5037380111
5thA406678118
6thA10065057010
7thA106424915
8thB160324005
9thA1009284721
10thA110243003
11thB179232503
12thA114202503
13thB161131303
14thA1037101211
15thA1069101305
16thB1593300
17thB1462200
18thA121100
19thB1691100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1990

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 978.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1990

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1990: 410.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1990, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years