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Epping Forest road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 747 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1991, and 1,052 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (824), and casualties fell from 1,202.

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

Collisions in 1991
747
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
1,052
Down 12% on 1990
Fatal collisions
14
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1991

1.9% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.9%
  • Serious10714%
  • Slight62684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.3%
  • Serious13012%
  • Slight90886%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 747, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (12%)
  • Wednesday110 (15%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday112 (15%)
  • Saturday113 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59119 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59118 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (10%)
  • February56 (7.5%)
  • March52 (7%)
  • April69 (9.2%)
  • May57 (7.6%)
  • June61 (8.2%)
  • July69 (9.2%)
  • August60 (8%)
  • September60 (8%)
  • October56 (7.5%)
  • November76 (10%)
  • December53 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight532 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds590 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (62%)
  • Wet or damp236 (32%)
  • Frost or ice35 (4.7%)
  • Snow10 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph425 (57%)
  • 40 mph30 (4%)
  • 50 mph15 (2%)
  • 60 mph143 (19%)
  • 70 mph134 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway574 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway146 (20%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.1%)
  • 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 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant766 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian72 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist46 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant45 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1037 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20229 (22%)
  • 21 to 25169 (16%)
  • 26 to 35202 (19%)
  • 36 to 45119 (11%)
  • 46 to 5578 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6563 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded41 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider673 (64%)
  • Passenger307 (29%)
  • Pedestrian72 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,096 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle74 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 103rd most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
151st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1991

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1991: 86, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM258611539
2ndA12185115012
3rdM11466827
4thB1393446116
5thA113344907
6thA414305123
7thA104294324
8thB181263803
9thA112212904
10thB194192612
11thB170141713
12thB173132101
13thB1848901
14thA111271102
15thA1287801
16thB1727801
17thA116861000
18thA1236700
19thB1755700
20thB18241102

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1991

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1991: 98.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1991

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1991: 176.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1991, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years