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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 712 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2018, and 843 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2017 (677), and casualties rose from 839.

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

Collisions in 2018
712
Up 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
843
Level with 2017
Fatal collisions
7
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2018

1% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2018 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious9013%
  • Slight61586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious9611%
  • Slight74088%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2018 is highlighted, with 712, up 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 712
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (12%)
  • Tuesday106 (15%)
  • Wednesday113 (16%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (22%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8.6%)
  • February47 (6.6%)
  • March44 (6.2%)
  • April65 (9.1%)
  • May78 (11%)
  • June62 (8.7%)
  • July53 (7.4%)
  • August52 (7.3%)
  • September70 (9.8%)
  • October51 (7.2%)
  • November65 (9.1%)
  • December64 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight475 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit213 (30%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other36 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry540 (76%)
  • Wet or damp131 (18%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph186 (26%)
  • 30 mph435 (61%)
  • 40 mph28 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph62 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway456 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (46%)
  • Pedestrian157 (19%)
  • Cyclist118 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (13%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2064 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35231 (27%)
  • 36 to 45157 (19%)
  • 46 to 55108 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider543 (64%)
  • Pedestrian157 (19%)
  • Passenger143 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car911 (68%)
  • Pedal cycle124 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle120 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car29 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 40th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2018

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2018, with 73 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2018

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2018: 116, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112116130013
2ndA1048596211
3rdA406476712
4thA1006414906
5thA503354206
6thA12304037
7thB160232702
8thB179192501
9thA1009141500
10thA106141502
11thA110121704
12thA106991112
13thA11491500
14thA10376700
15thB1596801
16thB1615600
17thA11993300
18thA10071101
19thB1461200
20thB1691100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2018

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 642.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2018

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2018: 253.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years