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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 750 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2004, and 895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2003 (838), and casualties fell from 1,078.

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

Collisions in 2004
750
Down 11% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
895
Down 17% on 2003
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2004

0.1% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2004 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9813%
  • Slight65187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious10412%
  • Slight79088%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 750, down 11% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004: 750
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (13%)
  • Tuesday118 (16%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday120 (16%)
  • Saturday101 (13%)
  • Sunday88 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (9.9%)
  • February51 (6.8%)
  • March66 (8.8%)
  • April58 (7.7%)
  • May58 (7.7%)
  • June69 (9.2%)
  • July66 (8.8%)
  • August58 (7.7%)
  • September74 (9.9%)
  • October62 (8.3%)
  • November58 (7.7%)
  • December56 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight517 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit231 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds607 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry535 (71%)
  • Wet or damp203 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph695 (93%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.3%)
  • 50 mph43 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway634 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (11%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (54%)
  • Pedestrian183 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (11%)
  • Cyclist53 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant45 (5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2096 (11%)
  • 21 to 25107 (12%)
  • 26 to 35189 (21%)
  • 36 to 45149 (17%)
  • 46 to 5589 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.9%)
  • Over 7525 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded69 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider499 (56%)
  • Passenger213 (24%)
  • Pedestrian183 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,002 (75%)
  • Motorcycle113 (8.5%)
  • Bus or coach67 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 91st most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
334th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2004

High Street, Waltham Forest, E17 6SE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2004, with 84 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2004

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2004: 141, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112141173019
2ndA104667207
3rdA503485604
4thA1006445708
5thA406344703
6thB160253304
7thA12232903
8thA11222404
9thA1009212401
10thA106181905
11thA1069182302
12thA110172202
13thA114151803
14thB179151803
15thB16181000
16thA10374500
17thB1464412
18thB1593301
19thB1692300

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2004

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 679.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2004

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2004: 291.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years