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Epping Forest road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 695 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1980, and 995 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1979 (777), and casualties fell from 1,115.

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

Collisions in 1980
695
Down 11% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
995
Down 11% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1980

2% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1980 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious17024%
  • Slight51174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious20921%
  • Slight77278%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 695, down 11% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (12%)
  • Tuesday118 (17%)
  • Wednesday80 (12%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday115 (17%)
  • Saturday103 (15%)
  • Sunday94 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59118 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.2%)
  • February39 (5.6%)
  • March49 (7.1%)
  • April65 (9.4%)
  • May61 (8.8%)
  • June54 (7.8%)
  • July54 (7.8%)
  • August49 (7.1%)
  • September62 (8.9%)
  • October64 (9.2%)
  • November70 (10%)
  • December71 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight457 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit145 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (32%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other334 (48%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry423 (61%)
  • Wet or damp246 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.9%)
  • Snow11 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph444 (64%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 60 mph124 (18%)
  • 70 mph97 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (50%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout19 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded288 (41%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant592 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist173 (17%)
  • Pedestrian116 (12%)
  • Van occupant52 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist39 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1565 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20269 (27%)
  • 21 to 25126 (13%)
  • 26 to 35153 (15%)
  • 36 to 45101 (10%)
  • 46 to 5579 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6569 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.6%)
  • Over 7517 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (57%)
  • Passenger313 (31%)
  • Pedestrian116 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car844 (68%)
  • Motorcycle172 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1980

Map of the last 11 crashes of 1980 in Epping Forest

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

  • 11 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Epping Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 113th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
113th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1980

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1980: 101, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA121101142316
2ndA1135377014
3rdB13934966014
4thA4143860216
5thB1813242111
6thA104274727
7thA1168233403
8thB194212803
9thM11193312
10thB172152307
11thA128131403
12thB173131700
13thA112111404
14thB170101203
15thA12391101
16thB17561004
17thA11125601
18thB1833401
19thB1842202
20thA1011100

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1980

Epping had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1980: 39.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1980

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1980: 114.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years