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Waltham Cross road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,580 road traffic collisions in Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, from 1982 to 2025, and 1,958 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 221 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 20 collisions, down 29% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1982
1,580
541st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,958
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
19 people killed
Serious collisions
221
248 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
20
Down 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
25
Down 34% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Waltham Cross

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal181.1%
  • Serious22114%
  • Slight1,34185%

What the data shows

  • Waltham Cross had 249 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% fewer than the 260 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Waltham Cross were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 218 children under 16 were killed or injured in Waltham Cross, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Waltham Cross.

Where Waltham Cross ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
541st
Most casualties
551st
Most fatal collisions
536th
Most serious collisions
664th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday214 (14%)
  • Tuesday247 (16%)
  • Wednesday229 (14%)
  • Thursday211 (13%)
  • Friday252 (16%)
  • Saturday265 (17%)
  • Sunday162 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,132 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit424 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway731 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway546 (35%)
  • Roundabout202 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph1,000 (63%)
  • 40 mph431 (27%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph102 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,291 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,046 (53%)
  • Pedestrian328 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist242 (12%)
  • Cyclist189 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant81 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant46 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Waltham Cross road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Cross, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in Waltham Cross peaked at 68 in 1982; 2025 had 20.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 20
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252025
20242838
20232634
20222531
20212839
20202327
20191923
20182736
20172330
20163041
20153242
20142933
20131218
20122931
20113136
20102428
20093040
20082429
20072731
20062232
20053958
20044054
20033248
20024459
20013442
20005665
19994252
19983641
19973842
19964255
19954248
19944755
19933443
19923950
19913946
19904655
19895564
19884558
19876672
19864759
19854361
19845458
19834351
19826878

Map of recent crashes in Waltham Cross

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Waltham Cross

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Waltham Cross

The 24 most recent collisions in Waltham Cross happened between 30 October 2024 and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Waltham Cross

The A121 has the most collisions in Waltham Cross, 723 of 1,580 (46%), followed by the A1010 (146).

Collisions in Waltham Cross on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12172391112102
2ndA1010146178115
3rdA1074100313
4thM25618603
5thA1055968011
6thB176586707
7thB1217702

Council areas covering Waltham Cross

Collisions in Waltham Cross were recorded in 5 council areas. Broxbourne has 1,422 of 1,580 (90%).

Collisions in Waltham Cross by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBroxbourne1,4221,74918205
2ndEnfield114148011
3rdEpping Forest334704
4thEast Hertfordshire4500
5thHertsmere4401

Postcode districts in Waltham Cross

Collisions in Waltham Cross were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by EN8 (1,517) and EN9 (63).