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Epping Forest road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 739 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1981, and 1,082 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1980 (695), and casualties rose from 995.

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

Collisions in 1981
739
Up 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,082
Up 9% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1981

1.6% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1981 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious17724%
  • Slight55074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious21620%
  • Slight85379%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 739, up 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (15%)
  • Tuesday93 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (11%)
  • Thursday110 (15%)
  • Friday116 (16%)
  • Saturday116 (16%)
  • Sunday112 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59174 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59128 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7%)
  • February55 (7.4%)
  • March69 (9.3%)
  • April70 (9.5%)
  • May65 (8.8%)
  • June51 (6.9%)
  • July61 (8.3%)
  • August59 (8%)
  • September72 (9.7%)
  • October61 (8.3%)
  • November61 (8.3%)
  • December63 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting108 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (30%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (18%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other342 (46%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (58%)
  • Wet or damp278 (38%)
  • Snow23 (3.1%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph452 (61%)
  • 40 mph38 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph198 (27%)
  • 70 mph32 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded285 (39%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant684 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (15%)
  • Pedestrian107 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant58 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist34 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20279 (26%)
  • 21 to 25148 (14%)
  • 26 to 35180 (17%)
  • 36 to 45106 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5595 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6577 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.4%)
  • Over 7521 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded33 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (57%)
  • Passenger353 (33%)
  • Pedestrian107 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car925 (70%)
  • Motorcycle165 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1981

Map of the last 4 crashes of 1981 in Epping Forest

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

  • 4 crashes
  • Slight

How Epping Forest ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 104th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
104th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1981

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1981: 112, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA121112157119
2ndA1135787219
3rdB13935267316
4thA4144769014
5thA1043765010
6thM11273512
7thA1168253204
8thB181202301
9thB173182814
10thA1112172513
11thB172152406
12thB194153004
13thA112133101
14thA128121303
15thA12381002
16thB17081001
17thB18381012
18thB18471602
19thA114500
20thB17541202

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1981

Epping had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1981: 30.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1981

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1981: 128.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years