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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 563 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2022, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2021 (597), and casualties fell from 674.

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

Collisions in 2022
563
Down 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
662
Down 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2022

None of the collisions in Waltham Forest in 2022 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7012%
  • Slight49388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious7211%
  • Slight59089%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2022 is highlighted, with 563, down 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 563
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday89 (16%)
  • Thursday69 (12%)
  • Friday106 (19%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59119 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.7%)
  • February37 (6.6%)
  • March60 (11%)
  • April45 (8%)
  • May50 (8.9%)
  • June54 (9.6%)
  • July65 (12%)
  • August50 (8.9%)
  • September45 (8%)
  • October44 (7.8%)
  • November42 (7.5%)
  • December22 (3.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight408 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (8.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other36 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry443 (79%)
  • Wet or damp82 (15%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (5.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph346 (61%)
  • 30 mph174 (31%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph31 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway364 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded54 (9.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (34%)
  • Cyclist129 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (19%)
  • Pedestrian104 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (6.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2050 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35173 (26%)
  • 36 to 45120 (18%)
  • 46 to 5581 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7512 (1.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (68%)
  • Passenger108 (16%)
  • Pedestrian104 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (60%)
  • Motorcycle148 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle142 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 47th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 20 other areas
Serious collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2022

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2022, with 55 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2022

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2022: 110, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112110125012
2ndA104646909
3rdA1006465507
4thA503313404
5thA406293903
6thA11192001
7thB179162002
8thA1009141803
9thA106141704
10thB160143104
11thA12111600
12thA106991001
13thB1615501
14thB1695501
15thA103741201
16thA1103400
17thA1143300
18thB1463300
19thB1591100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2022

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 522.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2022

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2022: 228.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years