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Epping Forest road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 692 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1983, and 980 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1982 (802), and casualties fell from 1,200.

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

Collisions in 1983
692
Down 14% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
980
Down 18% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1983

1.7% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious16324%
  • Slight51775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious19720%
  • Slight76978%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 692, down 14% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (12%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (13%)
  • Thursday98 (14%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday104 (15%)
  • Sunday107 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59177 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5998 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (9.4%)
  • February45 (6.5%)
  • March64 (9.2%)
  • April56 (8.1%)
  • May64 (9.2%)
  • June41 (5.9%)
  • July49 (7.1%)
  • August49 (7.1%)
  • September58 (8.4%)
  • October58 (8.4%)
  • November72 (10%)
  • December71 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight467 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting95 (14%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds525 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry417 (60%)
  • Wet or damp253 (37%)
  • Frost or ice19 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph343 (50%)
  • 40 mph58 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph27 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph218 (32%)
  • 70 mph46 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway626 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant626 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (15%)
  • Pedestrian87 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist47 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant27 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1548 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20258 (26%)
  • 21 to 25155 (16%)
  • 26 to 35125 (13%)
  • 36 to 45114 (12%)
  • 46 to 55101 (10%)
  • 56 to 6564 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider605 (62%)
  • Passenger288 (29%)
  • Pedestrian87 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car905 (73%)
  • Motorcycle142 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Epping Forest

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Epping Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 114th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1983

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1983: 80, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1218011827
2ndA113466729
3rdB13934256010
4thA4143962317
5thM11344604
6thA112283518
7thA104254206
8thB181253619
9thB173233016
10thA1168202306
11thA128152505
12thA1112131913
13thB170121703
14thB172121712
15thA123111401
16thB194101702
17thB18381100
18thB17561002
19thB1823301
20thM253401

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1983

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1983: 90.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1983

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1983: 132.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years