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Waltham Forest road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 972 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 1999, and 1,173 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1998 (987), and casualties fell from 1,229.

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

Collisions in 1999
972
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,173
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
5
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 1999

0.5% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious14115%
  • Slight82685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.4%
  • Serious15213%
  • Slight1,01687%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 972, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (15%)
  • Tuesday156 (16%)
  • Wednesday119 (12%)
  • Thursday144 (15%)
  • Friday143 (15%)
  • Saturday147 (15%)
  • Sunday115 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January77 (7.9%)
  • February101 (10%)
  • March85 (8.7%)
  • April83 (8.5%)
  • May77 (7.9%)
  • June70 (7.2%)
  • July84 (8.6%)
  • August91 (9.4%)
  • September87 (9%)
  • October82 (8.4%)
  • November73 (7.5%)
  • December62 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight682 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit266 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds822 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry752 (77%)
  • Wet or damp207 (21%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph929 (96%)
  • 40 mph19 (2%)
  • 50 mph22 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway819 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout53 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant613 (52%)
  • Pedestrian236 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (13%)
  • Cyclist84 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1056 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1572 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20109 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 25148 (13%)
  • 26 to 35316 (27%)
  • 36 to 45190 (16%)
  • 46 to 5585 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6553 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.1%)
  • Over 7526 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded59 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider686 (58%)
  • Passenger251 (21%)
  • Pedestrian236 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,253 (74%)
  • Motorcycle156 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes94 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (5%)
  • Bus or coach52 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 72nd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 1999

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 1999: 176, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112176216021
2ndA104114141010
3rdA5037095115
4thA116578014
5thA1006566407
6thA406364619
7thA1009354726
8thB160354302
9thB179181900
10thA110172503
11thA106131602
12thA1069121301
13thA114111401
14thB16191400
15thA128903
16thB1465600
17thA10374500
18thB1592201
19thB1692200
20thA10071100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1999

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 862.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 1999

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 1999: 393.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years