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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 718 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2006, and 905 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2005 (777), and casualties fell from 918.

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

Collisions in 2006
718
Down 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
905
Down 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
1
0.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2006

0.1% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9013%
  • Slight62787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious9911%
  • Slight80589%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 718, down 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006: 718
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (14%)
  • Tuesday106 (15%)
  • Wednesday112 (16%)
  • Thursday96 (13%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday97 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59144 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (8.1%)
  • February46 (6.4%)
  • March50 (7%)
  • April61 (8.5%)
  • May53 (7.4%)
  • June73 (10%)
  • July64 (8.9%)
  • August71 (9.9%)
  • September59 (8.2%)
  • October56 (7.8%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December54 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight529 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit188 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds682 (95%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry673 (94%)
  • Wet or damp41 (5.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph645 (90%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph53 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway597 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (11%)
  • Roundabout28 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant506 (56%)
  • Pedestrian151 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (12%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2091 (10%)
  • 21 to 25131 (14%)
  • 26 to 35191 (21%)
  • 36 to 45143 (16%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6539 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded109 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (60%)
  • Passenger211 (23%)
  • Pedestrian151 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car976 (75%)
  • Motorcycle114 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach61 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 83rd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2006

High Street, Waltham Forest, E17 6SE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2006, with 70 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2006

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2006: 111, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112111125011
2ndA104647908
3rdA406456914
4thA503415006
5thA11313902
6thA1006283101
7thA106141802
8thA12142303
9thB160141600
10thB179141701
11thA100991403
12thA11491503
13thA11071001
14thA10375601
15thB1615500
16thA10694500
17thB1463300
18thB1593301
19thB1691100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2006

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 628.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2006

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2006: 310.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2006, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years