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Epping Forest road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 832 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1984, and 1,197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 201 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1983 (692), and casualties rose from 980.

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

Collisions in 1984
832
Up 20% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,197
Up 22% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
201
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1984

1.1% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious20124%
  • Slight62275%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious25021%
  • Slight93878%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 832, up 20% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (14%)
  • Tuesday118 (14%)
  • Wednesday104 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (10%)
  • Friday155 (19%)
  • Saturday127 (15%)
  • Sunday128 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5943 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59105 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59124 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (9.4%)
  • February55 (6.6%)
  • March65 (7.8%)
  • April57 (6.9%)
  • May58 (7%)
  • June60 (7.2%)
  • July85 (10%)
  • August54 (6.5%)
  • September73 (8.8%)
  • October83 (10%)
  • November87 (10%)
  • December77 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight567 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds630 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other11 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry481 (58%)
  • Wet or damp327 (39%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph398 (48%)
  • 40 mph83 (10%)
  • 50 mph22 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph240 (29%)
  • 70 mph89 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway719 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant796 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (13%)
  • Pedestrian103 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist55 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant42 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1048 (4%)
  • 11 to 1574 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20278 (23%)
  • 21 to 25183 (15%)
  • 26 to 35196 (16%)
  • 36 to 45124 (10%)
  • 46 to 5598 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6598 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider716 (60%)
  • Passenger378 (32%)
  • Pedestrian103 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,103 (73%)
  • Motorcycle150 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 97th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
97th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1984

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1984: 102, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA121102137020
2ndM1168103116
3rdA4144278016
4thA1134167010
5thB1393384717
6thA104366026
7thA11683547010
8thA1123141210
9thB173262902
10thM25193005
11thB181182808
12thA1112162102
13thA123162602
14thB194163105
15thB172111502
16thB184111311
17thA12891002
18thB17091001
19thB1756701
20thB1836801

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1984

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1984: 109.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1984

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1984: 166.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years