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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 732 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2008, and 927 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2007 (670), and casualties rose from 839.

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

Collisions in 2008
732
Up 9% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
927
Up 10% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2008

0.4% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9012%
  • Slight63987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.3%
  • Serious10111%
  • Slight82389%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 732, up 9% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 732
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (15%)
  • Tuesday109 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (11%)
  • Friday123 (17%)
  • Saturday124 (17%)
  • Sunday84 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59182 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.4%)
  • February68 (9.3%)
  • March59 (8.1%)
  • April61 (8.3%)
  • May64 (8.7%)
  • June57 (7.8%)
  • July59 (8.1%)
  • August66 (9%)
  • September56 (7.7%)
  • October72 (9.8%)
  • November61 (8.3%)
  • December55 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight548 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds603 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry605 (83%)
  • Wet or damp123 (17%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph700 (96%)
  • 40 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 50 mph22 (3%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway574 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (10%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant569 (61%)
  • Pedestrian160 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist65 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2076 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 25114 (12%)
  • 26 to 35173 (19%)
  • 36 to 45167 (18%)
  • 46 to 5591 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6536 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.7%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded129 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider552 (60%)
  • Passenger215 (23%)
  • Pedestrian160 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,038 (77%)
  • Motorcycle83 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach55 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle33 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 58th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
66th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2008

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2008, with 93 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2008

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2008: 118, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112118145011
2ndA10483110113
3rdA1006486109
4thA503475805
5thA406466906
6thA114202500
7thB160203003
8thA11192205
9thB179192602
10thA12182401
11thA106172500
12thA1009161801
13thA110161902
14thA103761010
15thA10696800
16thB1464801
17thB1694401
18thB1613301
19thB1591100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2008

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 671.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2008

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2008: 278.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years