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Epping Forest road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 863 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1987, and 1,204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (850), and casualties fell from 1,216.

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

Collisions in 1987
863
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,204
Down 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
20
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1987

2.3% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.3%
  • Serious16920%
  • Slight67478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.9%
  • Serious19816%
  • Slight98382%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 863, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (13%)
  • Wednesday119 (14%)
  • Thursday106 (12%)
  • Friday146 (17%)
  • Saturday142 (16%)
  • Sunday118 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5959 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59130 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59134 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59113 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (8.6%)
  • February73 (8.5%)
  • March62 (7.2%)
  • April46 (5.3%)
  • May84 (9.7%)
  • June81 (9.4%)
  • July73 (8.5%)
  • August61 (7.1%)
  • September79 (9.2%)
  • October91 (11%)
  • November73 (8.5%)
  • December66 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight578 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit198 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds613 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds178 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry452 (52%)
  • Wet or damp369 (43%)
  • Frost or ice25 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (1%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph408 (47%)
  • 40 mph39 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph25 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph251 (29%)
  • 70 mph140 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway685 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (17%)
  • Roundabout25 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant877 (73%)
  • Pedestrian97 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (8%)
  • Van occupant52 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist41 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1556 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20258 (21%)
  • 21 to 25209 (17%)
  • 26 to 35198 (16%)
  • 36 to 45144 (12%)
  • 46 to 55100 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6586 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (2.9%)
  • Over 7524 (2%)
  • Not recorded42 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider720 (60%)
  • Passenger387 (32%)
  • Pedestrian97 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,234 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes119 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle97 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 85th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
85th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
73rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1987

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1987: 93, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12193121415
2ndM1169106322
3rdM256784110
4thB1393598728
5thA113557328
6thA4143649010
7thA112284105
8thB181274006
9thA1168212612
10thA104204016
11thB194203006
12thB173192614
13thB172152203
14thA123131702
15thA128121313
16thB1709911
17thA111261102
18thB18351002
19thB1845700
20thA10693401

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1987

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1987: 117.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1987

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1987: 174.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years