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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,032 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1991, and 1,249 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (1,101), and casualties fell from 1,328.

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

Collisions in 1991
1,032
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,249
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
13
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1991

1.3% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1991 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.3%
  • Serious16016%
  • Slight85983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious18515%
  • Slight1,04984%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 1,032, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (14%)
  • Tuesday159 (15%)
  • Wednesday141 (14%)
  • Thursday144 (14%)
  • Friday173 (17%)
  • Saturday158 (15%)
  • Sunday117 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5950 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59145 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59245 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59164 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (9.7%)
  • February64 (6.2%)
  • March79 (7.7%)
  • April94 (9.1%)
  • May80 (7.8%)
  • June98 (9.5%)
  • July110 (11%)
  • August81 (7.8%)
  • September83 (8%)
  • October79 (7.7%)
  • November86 (8.3%)
  • December78 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight747 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit285 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds877 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry771 (75%)
  • Wet or damp232 (22%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2%)
  • Snow8 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,009 (98%)
  • 40 mph15 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway892 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout45 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant608 (49%)
  • Pedestrian305 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (10%)
  • Cyclist88 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant70 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant40 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 546 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1081 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1566 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20172 (14%)
  • 21 to 25214 (17%)
  • 26 to 35244 (20%)
  • 36 to 45115 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5591 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6564 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7541 (3.3%)
  • Over 7536 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded79 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider596 (48%)
  • Passenger348 (28%)
  • Pedestrian305 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,323 (74%)
  • Motorcycle126 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes125 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (5%)
  • Bus or coach68 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Waltham Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Waltham Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 65th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1991

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1991: 157, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112157194322
2ndA1049912109
3rdA118399013
4thA5037996212
5thA406516325
6thA1006475408
7thA110313712
8thB160303816
9thA1062935110
10thB179243015
11thB161202903
12thA114192013
13thA1009141505
14thA1069111713
15thB1695502
16thA10033400
17thA10373300
18thB1463301
19thA10072701
20thA122300

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1991

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 929.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1991

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1991: 423.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1991, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years