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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 777 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2005, and 918 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (750), and casualties rose from 895.

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

Collisions in 2005
777
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
918
Up 3% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2005

0.6% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2005 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious759.7%
  • Slight69790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious889.6%
  • Slight82590%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 777, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 777
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (15%)
  • Tuesday141 (18%)
  • Wednesday110 (14%)
  • Thursday93 (12%)
  • Friday109 (14%)
  • Saturday127 (16%)
  • Sunday77 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (6.7%)
  • February58 (7.5%)
  • March59 (7.6%)
  • April58 (7.5%)
  • May78 (10%)
  • June75 (9.7%)
  • July68 (8.8%)
  • August66 (8.5%)
  • September84 (11%)
  • October64 (8.2%)
  • November67 (8.6%)
  • December48 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight567 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit205 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds692 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry673 (87%)
  • Wet or damp99 (13%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph712 (92%)
  • 40 mph24 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph37 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway648 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (10%)
  • Roundabout38 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (56%)
  • Pedestrian178 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (10%)
  • Cyclist62 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant43 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1560 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (8.9%)
  • 21 to 25100 (11%)
  • 26 to 35194 (21%)
  • 36 to 45179 (19%)
  • 46 to 5583 (9%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.9%)
  • Over 7524 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded72 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider541 (59%)
  • Passenger199 (22%)
  • Pedestrian178 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,083 (77%)
  • Motorcycle104 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach56 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 74th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2005

High Street, Waltham Forest, E17 6SE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2005, with 80 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2005

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2005: 98, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1129811409
2ndA1048610715
3rdA406456703
4thA1006384611
5thA503374008
6thA11333302
7thB179273516
8thA106253404
9thB160233302
10thA114171902
11thA1009162001
12thA12131906
13thA110111301
14thA10698912
15thA10376600
16thB1616600
17thB1463301
18thB1593302
19thB1693401
20thA10072300

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2005

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 689.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2005

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2005: 316.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2005, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years