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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 987 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2000, and 1,300 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (972), and casualties rose from 1,173.

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

Collisions in 2000
987
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,300
Up 11% on 1999
Fatal collisions
10
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2000

1% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious15816%
  • Slight81983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal110.8%
  • Serious18514%
  • Slight1,10485%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 987, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (14%)
  • Tuesday130 (13%)
  • Wednesday137 (14%)
  • Thursday142 (14%)
  • Friday168 (17%)
  • Saturday146 (15%)
  • Sunday126 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59113 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59154 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59180 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59211 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59180 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January69 (7%)
  • February65 (6.6%)
  • March100 (10%)
  • April84 (8.5%)
  • May88 (8.9%)
  • June106 (11%)
  • July95 (9.6%)
  • August73 (7.4%)
  • September77 (7.8%)
  • October79 (8%)
  • November76 (7.7%)
  • December75 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight695 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit284 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds808 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds167 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry743 (75%)
  • Wet or damp234 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.8%)
  • Mud1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph916 (93%)
  • 40 mph29 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph38 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway787 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (10%)
  • Roundabout73 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant714 (55%)
  • Pedestrian217 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant100 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist71 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant39 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1062 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1564 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20160 (12%)
  • 21 to 25149 (11%)
  • 26 to 35352 (27%)
  • 36 to 45183 (14%)
  • 46 to 55112 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6566 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7538 (2.9%)
  • Over 7531 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded54 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider695 (53%)
  • Passenger388 (30%)
  • Pedestrian217 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,315 (75%)
  • Motorcycle153 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (4%)
  • Bus or coach69 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 68th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2000

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2000: 164, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112164220424
2ndA104132162122
3rdA50376102111
4thA1006506409
5thA406477324
6thA11465306
7thB1603359010
8thB179336114
9thA110324517
10thA10092235010
11thA114212805
12thA106121900
13thA12121502
14thB161121502
15thA1069111403
16thB16971000
17thA10376601
18thB1464401
19thB1592300
20thA10071100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2000

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 858.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2000

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2000: 393.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years