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Epping Forest road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 844 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1988, and 1,209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 160 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1987 (863), and casualties rose from 1,204.

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

Collisions in 1988
844
Down 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,209
Level with 1987
Fatal collisions
18
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
160
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1988

2.1% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1988 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.1%
  • Serious16019%
  • Slight66679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.9%
  • Serious20117%
  • Slight98581%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 844, down 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (14%)
  • Tuesday101 (12%)
  • Wednesday121 (14%)
  • Thursday111 (13%)
  • Friday150 (18%)
  • Saturday121 (14%)
  • Sunday126 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59115 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.3%)
  • February59 (7%)
  • March85 (10%)
  • April62 (7.3%)
  • May86 (10%)
  • June58 (6.9%)
  • July62 (7.3%)
  • August68 (8.1%)
  • September82 (9.7%)
  • October73 (8.6%)
  • November74 (8.8%)
  • December65 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight613 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds644 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (16%)
  • Fog or mist17 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry516 (61%)
  • Wet or damp307 (36%)
  • Frost or ice16 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph436 (52%)
  • 40 mph43 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph26 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph203 (24%)
  • 70 mph136 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway677 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (18%)
  • Roundabout14 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant858 (71%)
  • Pedestrian98 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (8%)
  • Van occupant75 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist45 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1554 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20252 (21%)
  • 21 to 25197 (16%)
  • 26 to 35217 (18%)
  • 36 to 45142 (12%)
  • 46 to 55110 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6561 (5%)
  • 66 to 7557 (4.7%)
  • Over 7526 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded50 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider741 (61%)
  • Passenger370 (31%)
  • Pedestrian98 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,208 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes133 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle98 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 92nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1988

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1988: 83, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1218311008
2ndM25677905
3rdM115795314
4thB13935581412
5thA1134980110
6thA4144366211
7thA1043151110
8thB1812747010
9thA112253615
10thB173192604
11thB170171903
12thA1168141705
13thB194141902
14thB172131702
15thB18391802
16thB18481201
17thA1287700
18thB17571112
19thA11126901
20thA1236801

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1988

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1988: 112.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1988

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1988: 204.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1988, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years