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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 642 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2015, and 805 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2014 (758), and casualties fell from 952.

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

Collisions in 2015
642
Down 15% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
805
Down 15% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
7% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2015

0.2% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2015 were fatal and 7% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious457%
  • Slight59693%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious475.8%
  • Slight75794%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 642, down 15% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 642
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (12%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday109 (17%)
  • Friday96 (15%)
  • Saturday102 (16%)
  • Sunday71 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.4%)
  • February28 (4.4%)
  • March51 (7.9%)
  • April62 (9.7%)
  • May55 (8.6%)
  • June64 (10%)
  • July56 (8.7%)
  • August47 (7.3%)
  • September63 (9.8%)
  • October59 (9.2%)
  • November58 (9%)
  • December45 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight461 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds574 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (6.9%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry552 (86%)
  • Wet or damp88 (14%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph580 (90%)
  • 40 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph41 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway544 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (48%)
  • Pedestrian128 (16%)
  • Cyclist111 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2050 (6.2%)
  • 21 to 25109 (14%)
  • 26 to 35244 (30%)
  • 36 to 45127 (16%)
  • 46 to 55110 (14%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded38 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (65%)
  • Passenger157 (20%)
  • Pedestrian128 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car795 (67%)
  • Pedal cycle112 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle108 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (7%)
  • Bus or coach42 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car30 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 56th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
61st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2015

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2015, with 80 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2015

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2015: 121, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11212115508
2ndA1049911209
3rdA503435015
4thA406374901
5thB179263004
6thA1006222700
7thB160202701
8thA12192600
9thA1009141800
10thA106131800
11thA110111402
12thA1069101100
13thA11491101
14thA11997900
15thB16171100
16thA103761001
17thB1594600
18thA113400
19thB1462200
20thB1692300

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2015

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 579.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2015

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2015: 237.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years