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Epping Forest road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 850 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1986, and 1,216 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1985 (735), and casualties rose from 1,099.

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

Collisions in 1986
850
Up 16% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,216
Up 11% on 1985
Fatal collisions
20
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1986

2.4% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1986 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious15919%
  • Slight67179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal262.1%
  • Serious18715%
  • Slight1,00382%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 850, up 16% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (15%)
  • Tuesday129 (15%)
  • Wednesday115 (14%)
  • Thursday104 (12%)
  • Friday125 (15%)
  • Saturday144 (17%)
  • Sunday103 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59129 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59193 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (8.5%)
  • February62 (7.3%)
  • March61 (7.2%)
  • April71 (8.4%)
  • May77 (9.1%)
  • June78 (9.2%)
  • July73 (8.6%)
  • August76 (8.9%)
  • September57 (6.7%)
  • October72 (8.5%)
  • November80 (9.4%)
  • December71 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight559 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit183 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds622 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds146 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry482 (57%)
  • Wet or damp321 (38%)
  • Frost or ice36 (4.2%)
  • Snow10 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph416 (49%)
  • 40 mph63 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph241 (28%)
  • 70 mph110 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway706 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant861 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist122 (10%)
  • Pedestrian98 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant62 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist37 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1551 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20292 (24%)
  • 21 to 25198 (16%)
  • 26 to 35180 (15%)
  • 36 to 45152 (13%)
  • 46 to 5596 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6574 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.7%)
  • Over 7529 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded29 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider735 (60%)
  • Passenger383 (31%)
  • Pedestrian98 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,165 (76%)
  • Motorcycle126 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes117 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1986

Map of the last 15 crashes of 1986 in Epping Forest

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

  • 15 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Epping Forest ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 93rd most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
76th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1986

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1986: 92, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12192116210
2ndB13935880011
3rdM115475310
4thM25547616
5thA113528115
6thA4144988415
7thA112476928
8thB181293915
9thA104244306
10thB173243303
11thB194223505
12thA1112141902
13thB170141903
14thA1168132411
15thA123131501
16thB184131404
17thA128121915
18thB17281102
19thB1835711
20thB1753301

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1986

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1986: 91.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1986

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1986: 155.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1986, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years