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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,034 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1995, and 1,236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1994 (1,036), and casualties rose from 1,203.

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

Collisions in 1995
1,034
Level with 1994
Casualties in 1995
1,236
Up 3% on 1994
Fatal collisions
2
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1995

0.2% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1995 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious12712%
  • Slight90588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious13211%
  • Slight1,10289%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1995 is highlighted, with 1,034, level with 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday134 (13%)
  • Tuesday151 (15%)
  • Wednesday157 (15%)
  • Thursday169 (16%)
  • Friday150 (15%)
  • Saturday155 (15%)
  • Sunday118 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59128 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59190 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59193 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January88 (8.5%)
  • February75 (7.3%)
  • March68 (6.6%)
  • April78 (7.5%)
  • May84 (8.1%)
  • June90 (8.7%)
  • July105 (10%)
  • August105 (10%)
  • September84 (8.1%)
  • October85 (8.2%)
  • November91 (8.8%)
  • December81 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight734 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit221 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown74 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds878 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry810 (78%)
  • Wet or damp209 (20%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph985 (95%)
  • 40 mph21 (2%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway831 (80%)
  • Roundabout86 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant618 (50%)
  • Pedestrian264 (21%)
  • Cyclist117 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1575 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20155 (13%)
  • 21 to 25156 (13%)
  • 26 to 35290 (23%)
  • 36 to 45134 (11%)
  • 46 to 55108 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6558 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7544 (3.6%)
  • Over 7540 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded81 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider640 (52%)
  • Passenger332 (27%)
  • Pedestrian264 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,312 (74%)
  • Motorcycle123 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes104 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach81 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 59th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1995

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1995: 168, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112168196021
2ndA104164199022
3rdA11100109014
4thA503627305
5thA1006465006
6thA406395904
7thB160344004
8thA106293602
9thB179283813
10thA114243003
11thA1009222901
12thA110192412
13thB161111402
14thA1069101600
15thA127800
16thB1695501
17thA10374500
18thB1463300
19thA10381100
20thA1131100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1995

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 890.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1995

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1995: 381.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years