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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 987 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1998, and 1,229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1997 (932), and casualties rose from 1,131.

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

Collisions in 1998
987
Up 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,229
Up 9% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1998

0.7% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious18319%
  • Slight79781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious19816%
  • Slight1,02483%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 987, up 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (12%)
  • Tuesday146 (15%)
  • Wednesday164 (17%)
  • Thursday144 (15%)
  • Friday157 (16%)
  • Saturday153 (16%)
  • Sunday102 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59122 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59137 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59164 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59223 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59202 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January83 (8.4%)
  • February78 (7.9%)
  • March72 (7.3%)
  • April86 (8.7%)
  • May81 (8.2%)
  • June103 (10%)
  • July82 (8.3%)
  • August78 (7.9%)
  • September83 (8.4%)
  • October91 (9.2%)
  • November77 (7.8%)
  • December73 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight693 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds777 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds172 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry704 (71%)
  • Wet or damp276 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph938 (95%)
  • 40 mph18 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph28 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway838 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (7%)
  • Roundabout50 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant612 (50%)
  • Pedestrian281 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (14%)
  • Cyclist79 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant45 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3%)
  • 6 to 1085 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1562 (5%)
  • 16 to 20128 (10%)
  • 21 to 25170 (14%)
  • 26 to 35301 (24%)
  • 36 to 45155 (13%)
  • 46 to 5595 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (2.6%)
  • Over 7532 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded67 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider659 (54%)
  • Passenger289 (24%)
  • Pedestrian281 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,273 (74%)
  • Motorcycle177 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes100 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 69th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1998

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1998: 157, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112157194121
2ndA104121153317
3rdA5036891113
4thA116269010
5thA10066075013
6thA106405405
7thA406405707
8thB160384905
9thA1103039010
10thB179293708
11thA1009243306
12thA114142001
13thB161111104
14thA1069101103
15thB16991000
16thA10377901
17thB1466910
18thB1594502
19thA10073400
20thA121100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1998

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 883.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1998

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1998: 372.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years