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E17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,332 road traffic collisions in the E17 postcode district, Waltham Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 17,212 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 88 were fatal and 1,999 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 179 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (189).

Collisions since 1979
14,332
10th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
17,212
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
88
89 people killed
Serious collisions
1,999
2,150 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
179
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
202
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for E17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal880.6%
  • Serious1,99914%
  • Slight12,24585%

What the data shows

  • E17 had 2,272 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 2,570 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in E17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,251 children under 16 were killed or injured in E17, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in E17.

Where E17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
10th
Most casualties
10th
Most fatal collisions
404th
Most serious collisions
21st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,000 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,164 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,055 (14%)
  • Thursday2,134 (15%)
  • Friday2,287 (16%)
  • Saturday2,099 (15%)
  • Sunday1,593 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,209 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,895 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown169 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway11,818 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,413 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout528 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road355 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded218 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1,186 (8.3%)
  • 30 mph12,391 (86%)
  • 40 mph291 (2%)
  • 50 mph436 (3%)
  • 60 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 70 mph21 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,914 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,679 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds126 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds78 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds40 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist33 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other228 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded225 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant7,882 (46%)
  • Pedestrian3,976 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist2,106 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,679 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant861 (5%)
  • Van occupant418 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant156 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant45 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

E17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in E17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in E17 peaked at 495 in 1984; 2025 had 179.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 179
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025179202
2024189232
2023193215
2022228263
2021243269
2020230272
2019251286
2018253310
2017271337
2016235280
2015237299
2014308387
2013210235
2012245303
2011279342
2010251316
2009204258
2008278345
2007248295
2006310383
2005316397
2004291339
2003329417
2002371474
2001357444
2000393497
1999394471
1998372465
1997346437
1996368432
1995381464
1994388455
1993400453
1992407478
1991423492
1990410488
1989455532
1988431488
1987412491
1986402496
1985398467
1984495579
1983468544
1982479577
198113
198000
197933

Map of recent crashes in E17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in E17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in E17

The 24 most recent collisions in E17 happened between 24 October and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in E17

The A503 has the most collisions in E17, 2,512 of 14,332 (18%), followed by the A112 (2,188).

Collisions in E17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA5032,5123,01725373
2ndA1122,1882,58211269
3rdA1041,4081,7568200
4thA10061,2921,5405193
5thB1799971,23311152
6thA4067961,138691
7thB160588695471
8thA114171801
9thA1007122002

Council areas covering E17

Collisions in E17 were recorded in 3 council areas. Waltham Forest has 14,307 of 14,332 (99.8%).

Collisions in E17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWaltham Forest14,30717,179881,994
2ndEpping Forest71103
3rdRedbridge5601

Town in E17

Of the 14,332 collisions in E17, 13,687 (95%) were in Waltham Forest.