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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2024, and 613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2023 (505), and casualties rose from 580.

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

Collisions in 2024
499
Down 1% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
613
Up 6% on 2023
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2024

1.4% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2024 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious5912%
  • Slight43387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious6310%
  • Slight54389%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 499, down 1% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 499
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (11%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday90 (18%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.4%)
  • February32 (6.4%)
  • March42 (8.4%)
  • April39 (7.8%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June49 (9.8%)
  • July47 (9.4%)
  • August36 (7.2%)
  • September51 (10%)
  • October43 (8.6%)
  • November49 (9.8%)
  • December22 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (33%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other31 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded40 (8%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (74%)
  • Wet or damp90 (18%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded39 (7.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph333 (67%)
  • 30 mph112 (22%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph43 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded52 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (39%)
  • Cyclist115 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (16%)
  • Pedestrian87 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2047 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35153 (25%)
  • 36 to 45107 (17%)
  • 46 to 5584 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded41 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (68%)
  • Passenger112 (18%)
  • Pedestrian87 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car555 (59%)
  • Motorcycle121 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach31 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 52nd most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
51st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2024

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2024, with 48 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2024

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2024: 100, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA112100115412
2ndA104515506
3rdA406366614
4thA503262703
5thA1006242805
6thA12223502
7thA11212602
8thB160192511
9thB179162301
10thA106121501
11thA110121500
12thA10097702
13thA1147701
14thA10695502
15thA10374703
16thB1593500
17thB1613402
18thB1693300
19thA10072200

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2024

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 446.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2024

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2024: 189.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2024, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years