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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 964 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1993, and 1,141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1992 (1,025), and casualties fell from 1,235.

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

Collisions in 1993
964
Down 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
1,141
Down 8% on 1992
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1993

0.7% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1993 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious16117%
  • Slight79683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious18016%
  • Slight95484%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1993 is highlighted, with 964, down 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993: 964
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday141 (15%)
  • Tuesday133 (14%)
  • Wednesday130 (13%)
  • Thursday142 (15%)
  • Friday164 (17%)
  • Saturday141 (15%)
  • Sunday113 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59184 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59169 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (6.8%)
  • February78 (8.1%)
  • March90 (9.3%)
  • April66 (6.8%)
  • May94 (9.8%)
  • June71 (7.4%)
  • July64 (6.6%)
  • August87 (9%)
  • September90 (9.3%)
  • October77 (8%)
  • November110 (11%)
  • December71 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight666 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit294 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds823 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry731 (76%)
  • Wet or damp226 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph928 (96%)
  • 40 mph18 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway849 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout45 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant552 (48%)
  • Pedestrian292 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant74 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist73 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 549 (4.3%)
  • 6 to 1064 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1557 (5%)
  • 16 to 20122 (11%)
  • 21 to 25175 (15%)
  • 26 to 35224 (20%)
  • 36 to 45136 (12%)
  • 46 to 5587 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6%)
  • 66 to 7551 (4.5%)
  • Over 7549 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded58 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider556 (49%)
  • Passenger293 (26%)
  • Pedestrian292 (26%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,223 (75%)
  • Motorcycle130 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach78 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 66th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
66th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1993

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1993: 166, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112166189219
2ndA104103137122
3rdA118297011
4thA503779218
5thA1006556208
6thA4064863110
7thB179424305
8thA106293205
9thA10092631011
10thB160253005
11thA110232802
12thB161212811
13thA114142003
14thA1069101404
15thB169101102
16thA10375900
17thA124500
18thA10032200
19thB1462300
20thA10071100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1993

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 867.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1993

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1993: 399.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1993, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years