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Epping Forest road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 802 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1997, and 1,125 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1996 (784), and casualties rose from 1,099.

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

Collisions in 1997
802
Up 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
1,125
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
10
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1997

1.2% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1997 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious17322%
  • Slight61977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal100.9%
  • Serious22620%
  • Slight88979%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 802, up 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (13%)
  • Tuesday109 (14%)
  • Wednesday130 (16%)
  • Thursday115 (14%)
  • Friday134 (17%)
  • Saturday105 (13%)
  • Sunday107 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5926 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59130 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (8.4%)
  • February62 (7.7%)
  • March63 (7.9%)
  • April65 (8.1%)
  • May79 (9.9%)
  • June81 (10%)
  • July68 (8.5%)
  • August53 (6.6%)
  • September59 (7.4%)
  • October73 (9.1%)
  • November64 (8%)
  • December68 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight573 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds646 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (14%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry524 (65%)
  • Wet or damp266 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph355 (44%)
  • 40 mph42 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph226 (28%)
  • 70 mph174 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway585 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant844 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian77 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist35 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20157 (14%)
  • 21 to 25141 (13%)
  • 26 to 35285 (25%)
  • 36 to 45148 (13%)
  • 46 to 55128 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (3.5%)
  • Over 7531 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded40 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider737 (66%)
  • Passenger311 (28%)
  • Pedestrian77 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,151 (78%)
  • Motorcycle98 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 95th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1997

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1997: 108, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25108164232
2ndA12181100018
3rdM116510229
4thA1134981114
5thA414426009
6thB13933847010
7thA112243407
8thA104232703
9thB181234112
10thB194203513
11thB170162200
12thB172142205
13thA1168111703
14thB175111711
15thA128101103
16thB173101601
17thA1237901
18thA11126802
19thB1846713
20thB1825901

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1997

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1997: 90.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1997

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1997: 183.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years