Official DfT STATS19 Data
Waltham Forest Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Waltham Forest from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 2,666 collisions, ranked #48 of 350 UK local authorities.
2,666
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
13
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
350
Serious
hospital-level injuries
3,098
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 502 | 3 | 85 | 414 | 569 |
| 2024 | 499 | 7 | 59 | 433 | 613 |
| 2023 | 505 | 3 | 58 | 444 | 580 |
| 2022 | 563 | 0 | 70 | 493 | 662 |
| 2021 | 597 | 0 | 78 | 519 | 674 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Waltham Forest
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See Waltham Forest on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Waltham Forest — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Waltham Forest?
Waltham Forest recorded 2,666 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 13 fatal and 350 serious collisions, with 3,098 total casualties. It ranks #48 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Waltham Forest accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.