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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 609 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2012, and 730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2011 (662), and casualties fell from 813.

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

Collisions in 2012
609
Down 8% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
730
Down 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2012

0.2% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight54389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious689.3%
  • Slight66191%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 609, down 8% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 609
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (15%)
  • Friday82 (13%)
  • Saturday97 (16%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.1%)
  • February40 (6.6%)
  • March59 (9.7%)
  • April45 (7.4%)
  • May42 (6.9%)
  • June61 (10%)
  • July60 (9.9%)
  • August48 (7.9%)
  • September54 (8.9%)
  • October51 (8.4%)
  • November50 (8.2%)
  • December56 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight436 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit170 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds495 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry447 (73%)
  • Wet or damp154 (25%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph567 (93%)
  • 40 mph6 (1%)
  • 50 mph29 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway514 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (46%)
  • Pedestrian148 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (15%)
  • Cyclist82 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2056 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 25114 (16%)
  • 26 to 35156 (21%)
  • 36 to 45133 (18%)
  • 46 to 55106 (15%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (1.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded38 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (62%)
  • Pedestrian148 (20%)
  • Passenger127 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car743 (69%)
  • Motorcycle113 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle84 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach41 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 67th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2012

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2012, with 67 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2012

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2012: 111, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11211113205
2ndA104808817
3rdA406396404
4thA503394402
5thA1006363808
6thA11283201
7thA1009192101
8thB179182502
9thA106162302
10thB160131401
11thA114111402
12thA110101002
13thA1291000
14thA10697900
15thB1615502
16thA10072200
17thA10372400
18thB1462200
19thB1592301

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2012

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 540.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2012

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2012: 245.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years