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Waltham Forest road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 502 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest in 2025, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2024 (499), and casualties fell from 613.

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

Collisions in 2025
502
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
569
Down 7% on 2024
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Waltham Forest in 2025

0.6% of collisions in Waltham Forest in 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 14% in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8517%
  • Slight41482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8715%
  • Slight47984%

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,285 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 502, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 502
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (15%)
  • Wednesday61 (12%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.6%)
  • February34 (6.8%)
  • March51 (10%)
  • April42 (8.4%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June54 (11%)
  • July36 (7.2%)
  • August36 (7.2%)
  • September41 (8.2%)
  • October42 (8.4%)
  • November42 (8.4%)
  • December34 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds405 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other31 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry413 (82%)
  • Wet or damp58 (12%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph344 (69%)
  • 30 mph98 (20%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph46 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout23 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded40 (8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Waltham Forest in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (35%)
  • Cyclist126 (22%)
  • Pedestrian110 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2044 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 35169 (30%)
  • 36 to 4587 (15%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (64%)
  • Pedestrian110 (19%)
  • Passenger94 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (61%)
  • Pedal cycle136 (15%)
  • Motorcycle100 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach35 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car21 (2.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Waltham Forest in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Waltham Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Waltham Forest had the 50th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Waltham Forest in 2025

Forest, Waltham Forest, E10 5AP area was the busiest accident hotspot in Waltham Forest in 2025, with 53 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Waltham Forest with the most crashes in 2025

The A112 had the most collisions in Waltham Forest in 2025: 98, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Waltham Forest, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA11298108018
2ndA1045457010
3rdA406405214
4thA503363919
5thA1006303406
6thA11242405
7thA12223103
8thA1009131802
9thA106131602
10thB160111601
11thB179101102
12thB1616802
13thA10694401
14thA1104500
15thA1144400
16thB1594400
17thA10071100
18thA10371101
19thB1461100

Towns in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2025

Waltham Forest itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 455.

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest: crashes in 2025

E17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Waltham Forest in 2025: 179.

Latest crashes in Waltham Forest in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Waltham Forest in 2025, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Waltham Forest road accidents in other years