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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,025 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1992, and 1,235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1991 (1,032), and casualties fell from 1,249.

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

Collisions in 1992
1,025
Down 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
1,235
Down 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
9
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1992

0.9% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious17017%
  • Slight84683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious19115%
  • Slight1,03584%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1992 is highlighted, with 1,025, down 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (13%)
  • Tuesday155 (15%)
  • Wednesday147 (14%)
  • Thursday144 (14%)
  • Friday180 (18%)
  • Saturday144 (14%)
  • Sunday117 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59126 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59144 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59237 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59174 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January103 (10%)
  • February83 (8.1%)
  • March83 (8.1%)
  • April64 (6.2%)
  • May82 (8%)
  • June80 (7.8%)
  • July92 (9%)
  • August72 (7%)
  • September90 (8.8%)
  • October94 (9.2%)
  • November102 (10%)
  • December80 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight722 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit301 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds846 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds142 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry763 (74%)
  • Wet or damp253 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph995 (97%)
  • 40 mph20 (2%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway884 (86%)
  • Roundabout64 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant580 (47%)
  • Pedestrian287 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (11%)
  • Cyclist108 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant76 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant34 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1077 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1594 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20127 (10%)
  • 21 to 25193 (16%)
  • 26 to 35263 (21%)
  • 36 to 45138 (11%)
  • 46 to 5570 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.6%)
  • Over 7537 (3%)
  • Not recorded84 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider617 (50%)
  • Passenger331 (27%)
  • Pedestrian287 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,271 (72%)
  • Motorcycle143 (8.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes120 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle110 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach76 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 62nd most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
62nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1992

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1992: 170, including 1 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112170203129
2ndA104167203324
3rdA50385105110
4thA116981012
5thA10064662210
6thA406385007
7thB160262700
8thA1009242603
9thA110233314
10thA106212612
11thA1069161702
12thB179151505
13thB161121601
14thA114111302
15thB1466802
16thA124500
17thA10033300
18thB1693300
19thB1592300
20thA1131100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1992

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 904.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1992

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1992: 407.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1992, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years