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Epping Forest road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 27,737 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025, and 39,018 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 532 were fatal and 5,521 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 330 collisions, up 9% on 2024 (302), and casualties rose from 371 to 464.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
27,737
107th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39,018
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
532
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
330
Up 9% on 2024

Crash severity in Epping Forest

1.9% of collisions in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5321.9%
  • Serious5,52120%
  • Slight21,68478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal5781.5%
  • Serious6,63717%
  • Slight31,80382%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. In 2025 there were 330, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 330
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025330464
2024302371
2023314464
2022337447
2021339495
2020287384
2019345521
2018374525
2017412611
2016399575
2015384501
2014438625
2013398526
2012376527
2011421565
2010480630
2009444587
2008476628
2007506695
2006574778
2005534765
2004596829
2003595797
2002613850
2001641902
2000703990
1999691986
19987221,039
19978021,125
19967841,099
19957391,029
19947121,023
1993711962
1992663895
19917471,052
19908241,202
19898951,257
19888441,209
19878631,204
19868501,216
19857351,099
19848321,197
1983692980
19828021,200
19817391,082
1980695995
19797771,115

When and where crashes happen in Epping Forest

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,793 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,806 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,837 (14%)
  • Thursday3,952 (14%)
  • Friday4,552 (16%)
  • Saturday4,076 (15%)
  • Sunday3,721 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,279 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59680 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,751 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,750 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,084 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,212 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,038 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,295 (8.3%)
  • February2,068 (7.5%)
  • March2,207 (8%)
  • April2,149 (7.7%)
  • May2,366 (8.5%)
  • June2,313 (8.3%)
  • July2,379 (8.6%)
  • August2,206 (8%)
  • September2,306 (8.3%)
  • October2,523 (9.1%)
  • November2,595 (9.4%)
  • December2,330 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight19,266 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5,094 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,994 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown260 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit123 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,812 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,961 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds339 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds296 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist271 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds149 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds30 (0.1%)
  • Other1,695 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded184 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry17,719 (64%)
  • Wet or damp9,042 (33%)
  • Frost or ice665 (2.4%)
  • Snow190 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep81 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud10 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph61 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph12,635 (46%)
  • 40 mph2,191 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph645 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph6,967 (25%)
  • 70 mph5,237 (19%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway19,932 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway5,295 (19%)
  • Roundabout1,044 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road464 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1,002 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant27,212 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist4,104 (11%)
  • Pedestrian3,049 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant1,599 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist1,397 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)694 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant432 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant206 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant165 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant131 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5604 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10964 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 151,635 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 206,944 (18%)
  • 21 to 255,376 (14%)
  • 26 to 357,612 (20%)
  • 36 to 455,397 (14%)
  • 46 to 554,058 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,668 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 751,537 (3.9%)
  • Over 751,006 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1,217 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider24,862 (64%)
  • Passenger11,107 (28%)
  • Pedestrian3,049 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car39,443 (75%)
  • Motorcycle4,121 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,295 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,858 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle1,465 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach568 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle382 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car271 (0.5%)
  • Minibus114 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown113 (0.2%)
  • Other49 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Epping Forest

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Epping Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Epping Forest ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 107th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
104thGateshead27,89938,4104074,555
105thSutton27,85734,3182684,470
106thTameside27,80636,6793334,096
107thEpping Forest (this area)27,73739,0185325,521
108thNorth East Lincolnshire27,45035,7342815,465
109thSwindon27,15835,3723274,445
110thSouthend-on-Sea27,13934,1762754,665

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest

Waltham Abbey West, Epping Forest, EN9 1JA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest, with 457 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025: 2,522, including 34 fatal and 420 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1212,5223,37834420
2ndM112,4953,80266465
3rdM252,4563,57245383
4thB13931,5052,08132297
5thA1131,4962,15137339
6thA4141,4482,19150353
7thB1811,0101,42114211
8thA1047781,20030185
9thB1947561,14521167
10thA1127531,07118152
11thA11685847879101
12thB1735517406104
13thB17247865917111
14thB170385523862
15thA1112336494873
16thA128304365463
17thB1842753511182
18thA123264380042
19thB175192286361
20thB183179267641

Towns in Epping Forest

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025: 2,970.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025: 6,705.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest

Of the latest 24 crashes in Epping Forest, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity