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Epping Forest road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 735 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1985, and 1,099 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1984 (832), and casualties fell from 1,197.

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

Collisions in 1985
735
Down 12% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,099
Down 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
15
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1985

2% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious17324%
  • Slight54774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious22721%
  • Slight85678%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 735, down 12% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (11%)
  • Tuesday105 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (11%)
  • Thursday81 (11%)
  • Friday156 (21%)
  • Saturday120 (16%)
  • Sunday108 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59139 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59125 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.3%)
  • February42 (5.7%)
  • March65 (8.8%)
  • April56 (7.6%)
  • May61 (8.3%)
  • June57 (7.8%)
  • July71 (9.7%)
  • August49 (6.7%)
  • September60 (8.2%)
  • October66 (9%)
  • November90 (12%)
  • December64 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight493 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds548 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds111 (15%)
  • Fog or mist21 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (58%)
  • Wet or damp275 (37%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.4%)
  • Snow14 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph338 (46%)
  • 40 mph55 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph239 (33%)
  • 70 mph92 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway627 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (13%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant763 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (11%)
  • Pedestrian73 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant64 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist35 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1555 (5%)
  • 16 to 20261 (24%)
  • 21 to 25187 (17%)
  • 26 to 35166 (15%)
  • 36 to 45137 (12%)
  • 46 to 5576 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6562 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4%)
  • Over 7531 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded31 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider633 (58%)
  • Passenger393 (36%)
  • Pedestrian73 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,036 (75%)
  • Motorcycle119 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 112th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
126th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1985

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1985: 94, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12194123314
2ndM115798112
3rdA1134572110
4thA4144172111
5thB1393385819
6thM25345116
7thA112325918
8thB181253406
9thA1168222716
10thB173202314
11thB194203208
12thB183173616
13thA104142204
14thB170141901
15thB184121805
16thA11128901
17thA12881102
18thB1727803
19thA1235800
20thA10692301

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1985

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1985: 94.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1985

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1985: 137.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1985, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years