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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,017 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1996, and 1,209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1995 (1,034), and casualties fell from 1,236.

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

Collisions in 1996
1,017
Down 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,209
Down 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1996

0.7% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious17717%
  • Slight83382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious19616%
  • Slight1,00583%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1996 is highlighted, with 1,017, down 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996: 1,017
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday139 (14%)
  • Tuesday148 (15%)
  • Wednesday148 (15%)
  • Thursday142 (14%)
  • Friday170 (17%)
  • Saturday160 (16%)
  • Sunday110 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59104 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59170 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59222 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59184 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January93 (9.1%)
  • February76 (7.5%)
  • March73 (7.2%)
  • April69 (6.8%)
  • May97 (9.5%)
  • June85 (8.4%)
  • July83 (8.2%)
  • August84 (8.3%)
  • September98 (9.6%)
  • October91 (8.9%)
  • November93 (9.1%)
  • December75 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight711 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit279 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds877 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry802 (79%)
  • Wet or damp203 (20%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph993 (98%)
  • 40 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway812 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (11%)
  • Roundabout60 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant592 (49%)
  • Pedestrian261 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (11%)
  • Cyclist108 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1051 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1579 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20122 (10%)
  • 21 to 25161 (13%)
  • 26 to 35294 (24%)
  • 36 to 45155 (13%)
  • 46 to 55108 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6567 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.4%)
  • Over 7536 (3%)
  • Not recorded74 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider655 (54%)
  • Passenger293 (24%)
  • Pedestrian261 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,293 (73%)
  • Motorcycle140 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle109 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach62 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 63rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1996

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1996: 160, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112160186126
2ndA104117151015
3rdA118097012
4thA5037993116
5thA10064956111
6thB160364505
7thA406354705
8thA106304007
9thB179293505
10thA114212700
11thA110202502
12thA1009192003
13thA1069151614
14thB161141802
15thA12111401
16thB1468902
17thA10375511
18thB1695501
19thB1594401
20thA10071100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1996

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 912.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1996

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1996: 368.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1996, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years