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Epping Forest road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 777 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1979, and 1,115 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,737 collisions in Epping Forest.

Collisions in 1979
777
Casualties in 1979
1,115
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1979

1.3% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1979 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious18223%
  • Slight58575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious21219%
  • Slight89380%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 777.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (12%)
  • Tuesday99 (13%)
  • Wednesday103 (13%)
  • Thursday123 (16%)
  • Friday132 (17%)
  • Saturday104 (13%)
  • Sunday121 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59125 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59109 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.1%)
  • February46 (5.9%)
  • March77 (9.9%)
  • April57 (7.3%)
  • May80 (10%)
  • June64 (8.2%)
  • July61 (7.9%)
  • August62 (8%)
  • September48 (6.2%)
  • October68 (8.8%)
  • November73 (9.4%)
  • December86 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight533 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (31%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other366 (47%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (55%)
  • Wet or damp279 (36%)
  • Snow44 (5.7%)
  • Frost or ice26 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph412 (53%)
  • 40 mph42 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph301 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway390 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded317 (41%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant666 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist199 (18%)
  • Pedestrian95 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant60 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist53 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20294 (26%)
  • 21 to 25162 (15%)
  • 26 to 35182 (16%)
  • 36 to 45102 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5587 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6576 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.4%)
  • Over 7516 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider690 (62%)
  • Passenger330 (30%)
  • Pedestrian95 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car966 (68%)
  • Motorcycle191 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1979

Map of the last 9 crashes of 1979 in Epping Forest

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

  • 9 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Epping Forest ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 105th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
105th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1979

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1979: 84, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12184105013
2ndA1134469211
3rdA4144365013
4thB13934361114
5thA104284618
6thB181273705
7thB194273508
8thA1168233013
9thM11233503
10thA112213204
11thB170182214
12thA1112172407
13thB173172304
14thA128131612
15thB172101410
16thA12381103
17thB17581502
18thB1845801
19thA114600
20thB1834501

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1979

Epping had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1979: 41.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1979

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1979: 125.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1979, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years