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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 560 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2013, and 634 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2012 (609), and casualties fell from 730.

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

Collisions in 2013
560
Down 8% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
634
Down 13% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2013

0.5% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2013 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious498.8%
  • Slight50891%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious518%
  • Slight58091%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 560, down 8% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 560
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (15%)
  • Tuesday70 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday92 (16%)
  • Saturday88 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5%)
  • February39 (7%)
  • March43 (7.7%)
  • April35 (6.3%)
  • May56 (10%)
  • June66 (12%)
  • July51 (9.1%)
  • August51 (9.1%)
  • September41 (7.3%)
  • October51 (9.1%)
  • November52 (9.3%)
  • December47 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight401 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds503 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (6.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry449 (80%)
  • Wet or damp97 (17%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph542 (97%)
  • 40 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (46%)
  • Pedestrian117 (18%)
  • Cyclist114 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2047 (7.4%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 35154 (24%)
  • 36 to 45121 (19%)
  • 46 to 5591 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded35 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (66%)
  • Pedestrian117 (18%)
  • Passenger98 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car691 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach40 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 68th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2013

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2013, with 70 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2013

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2013: 106, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11210611917
2ndA1049010019
3rdA503404207
4thA406314403
5thA11252701
6thA1006242603
7thB160232800
8thA106182112
9thA114161601
10thA1009131601
11thB1618800
12thB17981002
13thA1106601
14thA10695600
15thA125800
16thA10374501
17thB1462200
18thB1692400
19thA10071100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2013

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 498.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2013

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2013: 210.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years