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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 581 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2020, and 677 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2019 (659), and casualties fell from 788.

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

Collisions in 2020
581
Down 12% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
677
Down 14% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2020

0.5% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2020 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious7813%
  • Slight50086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight59588%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 581, down 12% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 581
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (14%)
  • Tuesday76 (13%)
  • Wednesday90 (15%)
  • Thursday98 (17%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.3%)
  • February62 (11%)
  • March40 (6.9%)
  • April15 (2.6%)
  • May38 (6.5%)
  • June45 (7.7%)
  • July66 (11%)
  • August60 (10%)
  • September71 (12%)
  • October48 (8.3%)
  • November41 (7.1%)
  • December41 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other45 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry432 (74%)
  • Wet or damp131 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph315 (54%)
  • 30 mph221 (38%)
  • 40 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph39 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road53 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded46 (7.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (39%)
  • Cyclist145 (21%)
  • Pedestrian110 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (15%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2048 (7.1%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35203 (30%)
  • 36 to 45127 (19%)
  • 46 to 5588 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded42 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (69%)
  • Pedestrian110 (16%)
  • Passenger101 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (60%)
  • Pedal cycle152 (14%)
  • Motorcycle117 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 32nd most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
37th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2020

High Street, Waltham Forest, E17 6SE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2020, with 60 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2020

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2020: 110, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112110131016
2ndA104687117
3rdA1006384516
4thA406375902
5thA503323704
6thA11283103
7thB160262802
8thB179172203
9thA1009121201
10thA12101401
11thA10691011
12thA1107800
13thA1146600
14thB1615600
15thA10694400
16thA10373400
17thB1461100
18thB1591101
19thB1691100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2020

Waltham Forest had 536 collisions in 2020.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2020

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2020: 230.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years