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Epping Forest road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 895 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1989, and 1,257 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (844), and casualties rose from 1,209.

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

Collisions in 1989
895
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,257
Up 4% on 1988
Fatal collisions
20
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1989

2.2% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious14616%
  • Slight72981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.8%
  • Serious17814%
  • Slight1,05684%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 895, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (12%)
  • Tuesday110 (12%)
  • Wednesday129 (14%)
  • Thursday135 (15%)
  • Friday160 (18%)
  • Saturday136 (15%)
  • Sunday122 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59106 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59161 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59178 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59142 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January82 (9.2%)
  • February59 (6.6%)
  • March58 (6.5%)
  • April80 (8.9%)
  • May69 (7.7%)
  • June78 (8.7%)
  • July70 (7.8%)
  • August74 (8.3%)
  • September56 (6.3%)
  • October95 (11%)
  • November94 (11%)
  • December80 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight605 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit193 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds683 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds134 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry550 (61%)
  • Wet or damp322 (36%)
  • Frost or ice21 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph442 (49%)
  • 40 mph53 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph17 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph221 (25%)
  • 70 mph162 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway684 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway179 (20%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant888 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian97 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant83 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist44 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1036 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1565 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20229 (18%)
  • 21 to 25239 (19%)
  • 26 to 35230 (18%)
  • 36 to 45146 (12%)
  • 46 to 5592 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6575 (6%)
  • 66 to 7545 (3.6%)
  • Over 7545 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded34 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider765 (61%)
  • Passenger395 (31%)
  • Pedestrian97 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,259 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes137 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle102 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes87 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 91st most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
52nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1989

The A121 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1989: 96, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12196127117
2ndM2572112014
3rdM11699517
4thA113487025
5thA4144878313
6thB1814870011
7thB1393445907
8thA104304422
9thA112263506
10thB194233832
11thB172223313
12thA1168202506
13thA1112121901
14thA123111701
15thB173111202
16thB184101203
17thB1708902
18thA1287801
19thB17561404
20thB1836900

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1989

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1989: 103.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1989

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1989: 225.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years