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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 882 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2001, and 1,120 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2000 (987), and casualties fell from 1,300.

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

Collisions in 2001
882
Down 11% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,120
Down 14% on 2000
Fatal collisions
11
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2001

1.2% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious14617%
  • Slight72582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious18016%
  • Slight92883%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 882, down 11% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (12%)
  • Tuesday156 (18%)
  • Wednesday133 (15%)
  • Thursday128 (15%)
  • Friday131 (15%)
  • Saturday128 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59151 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.6%)
  • February71 (8%)
  • March67 (7.6%)
  • April59 (6.7%)
  • May87 (9.9%)
  • June74 (8.4%)
  • July89 (10%)
  • August78 (8.8%)
  • September76 (8.6%)
  • October94 (11%)
  • November73 (8.3%)
  • December47 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight597 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit279 (32%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds748 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry664 (75%)
  • Wet or damp208 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph805 (91%)
  • 40 mph27 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph47 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway716 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant614 (55%)
  • Pedestrian214 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant64 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist55 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 535 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1043 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1561 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20133 (12%)
  • 21 to 25128 (11%)
  • 26 to 35271 (24%)
  • 36 to 45167 (15%)
  • 46 to 5595 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3%)
  • Over 7521 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded85 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider603 (54%)
  • Passenger303 (27%)
  • Pedestrian214 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,182 (76%)
  • Motorcycle155 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (5%)
  • Bus or coach60 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Waltham Forest

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Waltham Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 78th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2001

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2001, with 113 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2001

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2001: 137, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112137174020
2ndA104117162415
3rdA5036890011
4thA1006455506
5thA406385034
6thA11344206
7thB160263103
8thB179242903
9thA12223017
10thA1009212605
11thA106192603
12thA110151505
13thA114142702
14thA1069121401
15thA103791605
16thB16191101
17thB16981203
18thB1464500
19thA10072300
20thB1591100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2001

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 767.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2001

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2001: 357.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years