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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 633 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2010, and 786 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2009 (592), and casualties rose from 736.

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

Collisions in 2010
633
Up 7% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
786
Up 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2010 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious599.3%
  • Slight57290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious658.3%
  • Slight71991%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 633, up 7% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 633
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (16%)
  • Wednesday91 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday113 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.1%)
  • February55 (8.7%)
  • March44 (7%)
  • April41 (6.5%)
  • May47 (7.4%)
  • June66 (10%)
  • July56 (8.8%)
  • August44 (7%)
  • September71 (11%)
  • October63 (10%)
  • November54 (8.5%)
  • December47 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight431 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds536 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (9.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry481 (76%)
  • Wet or damp133 (21%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.9%)
  • Snow6 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph586 (93%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph36 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway525 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (57%)
  • Pedestrian129 (16%)
  • Cyclist76 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2096 (12%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35181 (23%)
  • 36 to 45129 (16%)
  • 46 to 55110 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.9%)
  • Over 757 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded36 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider506 (64%)
  • Passenger151 (19%)
  • Pedestrian129 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car884 (76%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach38 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car22 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 69th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2010

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2010, with 81 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2010

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2010: 136, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112136177018
2ndA104738905
3rdA406487604
4thA503364504
5thA1006333503
6thA11293202
7thB160191902
8thB179162001
9thA106141800
10thA1009131802
11thA114121401
12thA12121501
13thA110101403
14thB1617900
15thA10695910
16thA10374710
17thB1462600
18thB1692300
19thA10071100
20thB1591101

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2010

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 564.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2010

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2010: 251.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years