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Waltham Forest road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 33,072 road traffic collisions in Waltham Forest from 1979 to 2025, and 39,640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 242 were fatal and 4,646 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 455 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (446).

Collisions since 1979
33,072
42nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
39,640
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
242
246 people killed
Serious collisions
4,646
4,990 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
455
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
514
Down 5% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Waltham Forest

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal2420.7%
  • Serious4,64614%
  • Slight28,18485%

What the data shows

  • Waltham Forest had 5,386 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 8% fewer than the 5,846 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Waltham Forest were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 5,274 children under 16 were killed or injured in Waltham Forest, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in Waltham Forest.

Where Waltham Forest ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
42nd
Most casualties
43rd
Most fatal collisions
49th
Most serious collisions
47th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,536 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,877 (15%)
  • Wednesday4,757 (14%)
  • Thursday4,970 (15%)
  • Friday5,393 (16%)
  • Saturday4,863 (15%)
  • Sunday3,676 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23,493 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9,054 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown400 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit80 (0.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway27,620 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway2,850 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1,090 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout990 (3%)
  • Not recorded522 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph2,568 (7.8%)
  • 30 mph29,193 (88%)
  • 40 mph380 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph840 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph36 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph52 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds27,342 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,928 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds305 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds190 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds97 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist89 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds13 (under 0.1%)
  • Other579 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded529 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant18,005 (45%)
  • Pedestrian9,272 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist4,944 (12%)
  • Cyclist3,937 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,991 (5%)
  • Van occupant880 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant319 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant101 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)73 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant40 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded60 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Waltham Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Waltham Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Waltham Forest peaked at 1,155 in 1982; 2025 had 455.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 455
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025455514
2024446542
2023457519
2022522611
2021544614
2020536627
2019579683
2018642757
2017609742
2016596714
2015580723
2014668827
2013498563
2012540639
2011588710
2010564684
2009521625
2008672845
2007587725
2006628778
2005690807
2004679811
2003733931
2002761969
2001770958
20008581,109
19998641,032
19988851,092
19978531,019
19969171,079
19958951,065
19949311,078
19938791,026
19929101,085
19919401,117
19909861,176
19891,0551,240
19889651,146
19879921,181
19869471,146
19859771,143
19841,1051,291
19831,0871,282
19821,1551,405
198136
198012
197922

Map of recent crashes in Waltham Forest

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Waltham Forest

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Waltham Forest

The 24 most recent collisions in Waltham Forest happened between 3 December and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Waltham Forest

The A112 has the most collisions in Waltham Forest, 6,129 of 33,072 (19%), followed by the A104 (3,484).

Collisions in Waltham Forest on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1126,1297,30240795
2ndA1043,4844,13935457
3rdA5032,4402,92024363
4thA10061,8682,2349271
5thA111,7772,0459274
6thA4061,4552,07021180
7thB1601,1891,4737154
8thA1061,0171,24910142
9thB1791,0061,24211154
10thA100974592011123
11thA1107179098100
12thB161410486146
13thA1069331380643
14thA12189263223
15thA1037177238625
16thB169168209231
17thB146104133222
18thB15998116019
19thA11486105013
20thA10038900
21stA11996700
22ndA4085910
23rdA13401

Council areas covering Waltham Forest

Collisions in Waltham Forest were recorded in 8 council areas. Waltham Forest has 32,930 of 33,072 (99.6%).

Collisions in Waltham Forest by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWaltham Forest32,93039,4522404,621
2ndHackney6794013
3rdRedbridge192312
4thNewham182205
5thEpping Forest131703
6thHillingdon5910
7thBarnet3500
8thTower Hamlets3300

Postcode districts in Waltham Forest

Collisions in Waltham Forest were recorded in 8 postcode districts, led by E17 (13,687) and E10 (7,255).