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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2021, and 674 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2020 (581), and casualties fell from 677.

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

Collisions in 2021
597
Up 3% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
674
Level with 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2021

None of the collisions in Waltham Forest in 2021 were fatal and 13% were serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7813%
  • Slight51987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious8012%
  • Slight59488%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 597, up 3% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 597
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (12%)
  • Wednesday94 (16%)
  • Thursday89 (15%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (23%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5%)
  • February35 (5.9%)
  • March26 (4.4%)
  • April53 (8.9%)
  • May51 (8.5%)
  • June63 (11%)
  • July56 (9.4%)
  • August48 (8%)
  • September73 (12%)
  • October64 (11%)
  • November50 (8.4%)
  • December48 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight433 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other30 (5%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry485 (81%)
  • Wet or damp94 (16%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph319 (53%)
  • 30 mph241 (40%)
  • 40 mph6 (1%)
  • 50 mph30 (5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road61 (10%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded43 (7.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (32%)
  • Cyclist153 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (19%)
  • Pedestrian109 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (4.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2041 (6.1%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 35201 (30%)
  • 36 to 45117 (17%)
  • 46 to 5581 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (1.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider489 (73%)
  • Pedestrian109 (16%)
  • Passenger76 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (58%)
  • Pedal cycle162 (15%)
  • Motorcycle142 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach32 (2.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)27 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car25 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 42nd most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
42nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
49th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2021

High Street, Waltham Forest, E17 6SE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2021, with 73 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2021

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2021: 103, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112103120012
2ndA1046476013
3rdA503374403
4thA1006353605
5thA406262904
6thB160263401
7thA11242806
8thA106161801
9thB179161902
10thA12131302
11thA1009121400
12thB161111401
13thA114101001
14thA10699900
15thA11071301
16thA10376700
17thB1693300
18thB1462201
19thB1591101

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2021

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 544.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2021

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2021: 243.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years