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Epping Forest road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 784 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1996, and 1,099 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 143 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1995 (739), and casualties rose from 1,029.

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

Collisions in 1996
784
Up 6% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,099
Up 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
143
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1996

1.5% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1996 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious14318%
  • Slight62980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.1%
  • Serious17216%
  • Slight91583%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 784, up 6% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (11%)
  • Wednesday128 (16%)
  • Thursday120 (15%)
  • Friday127 (16%)
  • Saturday108 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59116 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59146 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5981 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January70 (8.9%)
  • February84 (11%)
  • March67 (8.5%)
  • April74 (9.4%)
  • May54 (6.9%)
  • June57 (7.3%)
  • July67 (8.5%)
  • August52 (6.6%)
  • September67 (8.5%)
  • October60 (7.7%)
  • November68 (8.7%)
  • December64 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight553 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds638 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds98 (13%)
  • Fog or mist17 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry506 (65%)
  • Wet or damp249 (32%)
  • Frost or ice27 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph332 (42%)
  • 40 mph48 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph238 (30%)
  • 70 mph157 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway568 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway161 (21%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant822 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist89 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian74 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist31 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20160 (15%)
  • 21 to 25153 (14%)
  • 26 to 35266 (24%)
  • 36 to 45156 (14%)
  • 46 to 55122 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.6%)
  • Over 7526 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded45 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider726 (66%)
  • Passenger299 (27%)
  • Pedestrian74 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,199 (79%)
  • Motorcycle91 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 95th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1996

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1996: 93, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2593144015
2ndA1216581012
3rdM1163106211
4thB1393436408
5thA113404908
6thA414404928
7thA112344622
8thB1813440010
9thA104233412
10thB194233318
11thB170142003
12thB172141812
13thA1168132203
14thA128131702
15thB173111503
16thA123101501
17thB184101311
18thA111281103
19thB1755602
20thB1835901

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1996

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1996: 79.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1996

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1996: 185.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years