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Epping Forest road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 802 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1982, and 1,200 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1981 (739), and casualties rose from 1,082.

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

Collisions in 1982
802
Up 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,200
Up 11% on 1981
Fatal collisions
15
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1982

1.9% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1982 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious19925%
  • Slight58873%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious23920%
  • Slight94579%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 802, up 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (15%)
  • Tuesday101 (13%)
  • Wednesday110 (14%)
  • Thursday117 (15%)
  • Friday118 (15%)
  • Saturday111 (14%)
  • Sunday127 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5949 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59126 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (8.2%)
  • February59 (7.4%)
  • March51 (6.4%)
  • April60 (7.5%)
  • May66 (8.2%)
  • June68 (8.5%)
  • July53 (6.6%)
  • August60 (7.5%)
  • September70 (8.7%)
  • October88 (11%)
  • November75 (9.4%)
  • December86 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit155 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting117 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds596 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds131 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry462 (58%)
  • Wet or damp283 (35%)
  • Frost or ice44 (5.5%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph380 (47%)
  • 40 mph54 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph291 (36%)
  • 70 mph57 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway719 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant800 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (14%)
  • Pedestrian106 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist46 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant35 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1042 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1574 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20322 (27%)
  • 21 to 25173 (14%)
  • 26 to 35175 (15%)
  • 36 to 45128 (11%)
  • 46 to 55115 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6580 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.3%)
  • Over 7520 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider705 (59%)
  • Passenger389 (32%)
  • Pedestrian106 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,054 (72%)
  • Motorcycle170 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Epping Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Epping Forest ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 104th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
104th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1982

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1982: 95, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12195131012
2ndA1136184021
3rdB13935892119
4thM114460315
5thA414355128
6thB181284417
7thA104275418
8thB194274507
9thA1168222505
10thA112172311
11thB170172312
12thB173162605
13thA1112152523
14thA128141606
15thB172112202
16thB18491502
17thB18371111
18thA12361003
19thB1756703
20thA10694600

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1982

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1982: 107.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1982

IG10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1982: 157.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1982, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1982.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years