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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 838 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2003, and 1,078 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2002 (845), and casualties fell from 1,079.

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

Collisions in 2003
838
Down 1% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
1,078
Level with 2002
Fatal collisions
6
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2003

0.7% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious11013%
  • Slight72286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.6%
  • Serious12111%
  • Slight95088%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 838, down 1% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday105 (13%)
  • Tuesday132 (16%)
  • Wednesday120 (14%)
  • Thursday124 (15%)
  • Friday145 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (12%)
  • Sunday108 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5925 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59208 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.2%)
  • February63 (7.5%)
  • March90 (11%)
  • April63 (7.5%)
  • May69 (8.2%)
  • June65 (7.8%)
  • July87 (10%)
  • August67 (8%)
  • September67 (8%)
  • October77 (9.2%)
  • November67 (8%)
  • December63 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight584 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit254 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds724 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry659 (79%)
  • Wet or damp165 (20%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph777 (93%)
  • 40 mph19 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph41 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway667 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (16%)
  • Roundabout24 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant627 (58%)
  • Pedestrian193 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (10%)
  • Cyclist63 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1566 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20123 (11%)
  • 21 to 25112 (10%)
  • 26 to 35272 (25%)
  • 36 to 45187 (17%)
  • 46 to 5580 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.8%)
  • Over 7521 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded84 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider591 (55%)
  • Passenger294 (27%)
  • Pedestrian193 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,150 (76%)
  • Motorcycle112 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes81 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach62 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 75th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
84th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2003

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2003, with 90 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2003

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2003: 140, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112140176011
2ndA104113136118
3rdA5036286010
4thA10065070010
5thA406426616
6thA11395403
7thB160334202
8thB179313703
9thA106233104
10thA1009172603
11thA12151913
12thA110142002
13thA114142121
14thB1618801
15thA106971002
16thA10375701
17thB1464402
18thB1694400
19thB1593400
20thA10071300

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2003

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 733.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2003

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2003: 329.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2003.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years