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Serious B137 crash in Enfield on 2 August 2025 at 13:51 involving a Volkswagen Polo

A Volkswagen Polo and a Piaggio Vespa motorcycle were involved in a crash on the B137 in Enfield at 13:51 on Saturday 2 August 2025. The 42-year-old male rider of the Piaggio Vespa motorcycle was seriously injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
2 Aug 2025
Saturday, 13:51
Vehicles
2
Volkswagen Polo and Piaggio Vespa
Casualties
1
1 seriously injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.63176, longitude -0.04331, in the N9 postcode district and within the built-up area of Enfield. It is one of the crashes that make up the Jubilee, Enfield, N9 8NR area accident hotspot.

Map of where the crash happened in Enfield

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2025010589987
Council area
Enfield
Police force
Metropolitan Police
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
B
First road number
137
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban
Trunk road
Non-trunk road

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

Enhanced collision data

Serious injury band
Less serious
How severity was recorded
From injuries recorded by police (CRASH system)
Estimated chance it was serious
100%
Estimated chance it was slight
0%

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 12 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 14 May 2003.

Vehicles involved (2)

  • Vehicle 1: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Turning right
    Travelling from
    South
    Travelling to
    North East
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Hit object in carriageway
    Kerb
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Personal business or leisure
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    31 years
    Engine capacity
    1,390 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    30 to 40% least deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    20 to 100 km

  • Vehicle 2: Piaggio Vespa

    Motorcycle 125cc and under

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    Position at junction
    Not at or within 20 metres of junction
    Skidding and overturning
    Overturned
    First point of impact
    Front
    Left-hand drive
    No
    Journey purpose
    Journey as part of work
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    42 years
    Engine capacity
    124 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Driver home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from driver's home
    Within 5 km

Casualties (1)

  • Casualty 1: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 42, motorcyclist (125cc and under), on vehicle 2 (Piaggio Vespa)

    Serious injury band
    Less serious
    Home area deprivation
    20 to 30% most deprived
    Distance from home
    Within 5 km

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2025010589987 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Enfield road accident statistics for 2025.