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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 677 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2017, and 839 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2016 (672), and casualties rose from 821.

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

Collisions in 2017
677
Up 1% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
839
Up 2% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2017

0.6% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious8112%
  • Slight59287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious8810%
  • Slight74789%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 677, up 1% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 677
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (13%)
  • Tuesday110 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (13%)
  • Thursday111 (16%)
  • Friday88 (13%)
  • Saturday99 (15%)
  • Sunday93 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9%)
  • February45 (6.6%)
  • March57 (8.4%)
  • April50 (7.4%)
  • May64 (9.5%)
  • June64 (9.5%)
  • July60 (8.9%)
  • August56 (8.3%)
  • September59 (8.7%)
  • October46 (6.8%)
  • November57 (8.4%)
  • December58 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight431 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit227 (34%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds543 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (3%)
  • Not recorded44 (6.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry506 (75%)
  • Wet or damp116 (17%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded42 (6.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph123 (18%)
  • 30 mph474 (70%)
  • 40 mph20 (3%)
  • 50 mph58 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road51 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (50%)
  • Pedestrian169 (20%)
  • Cyclist95 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2059 (7%)
  • 21 to 25107 (13%)
  • 26 to 35238 (28%)
  • 36 to 45143 (17%)
  • 46 to 5597 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (56%)
  • Passenger202 (24%)
  • Pedestrian169 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car845 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle94 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach39 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 50th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2017

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2017, with 71 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2017

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2017: 117, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112117141013
2ndA1048811148
3rdA406629506
4thA503445805
5thA1006425406
6thB160283001
7thB179192503
8thA1009131602
9thA12132600
10thA114101201
11thB161101100
12thA1108901
13thA10671101
14thA117701
15thA10694400
16thA10373300
17thB1692200
18thB1461101

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2017

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 609.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2017

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2017: 271.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years