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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 672 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2016, and 821 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2015 (642), and casualties rose from 805.

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

Collisions in 2016
672
Up 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
821
Up 2% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2016

0.6% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2016 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious568.3%
  • Slight61291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious566.8%
  • Slight76193%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2016 is highlighted, with 672, up 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 672
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday86 (13%)
  • Wednesday102 (15%)
  • Thursday112 (17%)
  • Friday114 (17%)
  • Saturday92 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59130 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7%)
  • February47 (7%)
  • March58 (8.6%)
  • April60 (8.9%)
  • May59 (8.8%)
  • June44 (6.5%)
  • July59 (8.8%)
  • August46 (6.8%)
  • September54 (8%)
  • October57 (8.5%)
  • November77 (11%)
  • December64 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight455 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit204 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds570 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry536 (80%)
  • Wet or damp120 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph58 (8.6%)
  • 30 mph567 (84%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph29 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout47 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (46%)
  • Pedestrian151 (18%)
  • Cyclist118 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2063 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35199 (24%)
  • 36 to 45154 (19%)
  • 46 to 55119 (14%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 755 (0.6%)
  • Over 7520 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider509 (62%)
  • Passenger161 (20%)
  • Pedestrian151 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car799 (66%)
  • Pedal cycle121 (10%)
  • Motorcycle110 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach48 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car40 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Waltham Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 49th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2016

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2016, with 83 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2016

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2016: 111, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112111134011
2ndA1049311314
3rdA1006405013
4thA11394705
5thA503384505
6thA406294301
7thA1009202710
8thB160192311
9thA106182402
10thA114172101
11thB179162102
12thA110131301
13thB161111201
14thA126900
15thA10695701
16thA10072300
17thA10372300
18thB1461100
19thB1591200

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2016

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 596.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2016

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2016: 235.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2016, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years