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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 662 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2011, and 813 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2010 (633), and casualties rose from 786.

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

Collisions in 2011
662
Up 5% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
813
Up 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2011

0.6% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2011 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious639.5%
  • Slight59590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious647.9%
  • Slight74592%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2011 is highlighted, with 662, up 5% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 662
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (17%)
  • Tuesday85 (13%)
  • Wednesday95 (14%)
  • Thursday94 (14%)
  • Friday112 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.9%)
  • February45 (6.8%)
  • March43 (6.5%)
  • April64 (9.7%)
  • May50 (7.6%)
  • June59 (8.9%)
  • July65 (9.8%)
  • August62 (9.4%)
  • September71 (11%)
  • October63 (9.5%)
  • November56 (8.5%)
  • December38 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight487 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds577 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry547 (83%)
  • Wet or damp112 (17%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph631 (95%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 50 mph28 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (88%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.9%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (49%)
  • Pedestrian133 (16%)
  • Cyclist113 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2086 (11%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35195 (24%)
  • 36 to 45147 (18%)
  • 46 to 5596 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (63%)
  • Passenger165 (20%)
  • Pedestrian133 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car838 (70%)
  • Pedal cycle114 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle101 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach44 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 64th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
70th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2011

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2011, with 76 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2011

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2011: 122, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11212213408
2ndA1047910207
3rdA503505817
4thA1006455513
5thB179334022
6thB160283303
7thA11272903
8thA406274401
9thA1009222503
10thA12162003
11thA106141803
12thA114142101
13thA110121901
14thB161111600
15thA106991401
16thB1466701
17thA10373500
18thB1593400
19thB1693300
20thA10071100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2011

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 588.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2011

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2011: 279.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2011, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years