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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 932 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1997, and 1,131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1996 (1,017), and casualties fell from 1,209.

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

Collisions in 1997
932
Down 8% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,131
Down 6% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious16017%
  • Slight76482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.7%
  • Serious16615%
  • Slight95785%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 932, down 8% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997: 932
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (14%)
  • Tuesday145 (16%)
  • Wednesday135 (14%)
  • Thursday140 (15%)
  • Friday154 (17%)
  • Saturday126 (14%)
  • Sunday102 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59181 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59221 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.3%)
  • February72 (7.7%)
  • March85 (9.1%)
  • April92 (9.9%)
  • May73 (7.8%)
  • June75 (8%)
  • July74 (7.9%)
  • August72 (7.7%)
  • September70 (7.5%)
  • October90 (9.7%)
  • November80 (8.6%)
  • December81 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight661 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit244 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds786 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry717 (77%)
  • Wet or damp207 (22%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph896 (96%)
  • 40 mph13 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph21 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway745 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (12%)
  • Roundabout42 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant571 (50%)
  • Pedestrian234 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist134 (12%)
  • Cyclist99 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1567 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20115 (10%)
  • 21 to 25122 (11%)
  • 26 to 35299 (26%)
  • 36 to 45163 (14%)
  • 46 to 5593 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6555 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.7%)
  • Over 7533 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded63 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (55%)
  • Passenger275 (24%)
  • Pedestrian234 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,228 (74%)
  • Motorcycle145 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes103 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle99 (6%)
  • Bus or coach49 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 79th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1997

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1997: 147, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112147176226
2ndA104130159019
3rdA5037195019
4thA11616818
5thA1006486309
6thB179283405
7thA4062740110
8thA106252613
9thB160243115
10thA1009233007
11thA110233215
12thB161141600
13thA114131502
14thA106991001
15thB1465602
16thB1695501
17thA10073500
18thA123400
19thA10372201
20thB1592200

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1997

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 850.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1997

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1997: 346.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years