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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 592 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2009, and 736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2008 (732), and casualties fell from 927.

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

Collisions in 2009
592
Down 19% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
736
Down 21% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
9.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2009

0.8% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2009 were fatal and 9.1% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious549.1%
  • Slight53390%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious567.6%
  • Slight67592%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 592, down 19% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 592
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (15%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday87 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (11%)
  • Sunday84 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.3%)
  • February29 (4.9%)
  • March54 (9.1%)
  • April52 (8.8%)
  • May51 (8.6%)
  • June48 (8.1%)
  • July52 (8.8%)
  • August51 (8.6%)
  • September59 (10%)
  • October55 (9.3%)
  • November52 (8.8%)
  • December46 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds511 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry473 (80%)
  • Wet or damp106 (18%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph554 (94%)
  • 40 mph6 (1%)
  • 50 mph28 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway505 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (51%)
  • Pedestrian121 (16%)
  • Cyclist93 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (6%)
  • Van occupant22 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2060 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 35163 (22%)
  • 36 to 45127 (17%)
  • 46 to 5586 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.6%)
  • Over 7522 (3%)
  • Not recorded46 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (62%)
  • Passenger161 (22%)
  • Pedestrian121 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car768 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle76 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach46 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Waltham Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 91st most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2009

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2009, with 67 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2009

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2009: 107, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11210713906
2ndA1048111507
3rdA11354202
4thA406335403
5thA503333622
6thA1006303805
7thB160182003
8thA1009162022
9thA106151702
10thA110151603
11thA114121601
12thB161121501
13thB179121400
14thA1281100
15thB1595501
16thA10374601
17thA10694400
18thB1693411
19thB1462200

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2009

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 520.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2009

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2009: 204.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2009, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years