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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 758 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2014, and 952 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 35% on 2013 (560), and casualties rose from 634.

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

Collisions in 2014
758
Up 35% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
952
Up 50% on 2013
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
7.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2014

0.3% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2014 were fatal and 7.1% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious547.1%
  • Slight70293%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious596.2%
  • Slight89194%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 758, up 35% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 758
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (13%)
  • Tuesday126 (17%)
  • Wednesday114 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (13%)
  • Friday132 (17%)
  • Saturday110 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5998 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7.9%)
  • February55 (7.3%)
  • March68 (9%)
  • April70 (9.2%)
  • May72 (9.5%)
  • June61 (8%)
  • July66 (8.7%)
  • August53 (7%)
  • September71 (9.4%)
  • October71 (9.4%)
  • November60 (7.9%)
  • December51 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight555 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit200 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds649 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other23 (3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry602 (79%)
  • Wet or damp152 (20%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph696 (92%)
  • 40 mph7 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph55 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway641 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (8%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (50%)
  • Pedestrian170 (18%)
  • Cyclist141 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2083 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 25150 (16%)
  • 26 to 35230 (24%)
  • 36 to 45184 (19%)
  • 46 to 55109 (11%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.1%)
  • Over 7521 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider576 (61%)
  • Passenger206 (22%)
  • Pedestrian170 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car952 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle146 (11%)
  • Motorcycle124 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach46 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 47th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2014

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2014, with 87 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2014

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2014: 123, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112123147010
2ndA10411414016
3rdA503596804
4thA406589303
5thA1006424903
6thA11323800
7thB160273501
8thA106213301
9thA1009182312
10thB179172102
11thA114141700
12thB161121500
13thA110111500
14thA12111401
15thA10694401
16thB1463301
17thB1693300
18thA10372500

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2014

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 667.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2014

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2014: 308.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years