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Epping Forest road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 722 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1998, and 1,039 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1997 (802), and casualties fell from 1,125.

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

Collisions in 1998
722
Down 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,039
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
15
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1998

2.1% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious13819%
  • Slight56979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.5%
  • Serious17417%
  • Slight84982%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 722, down 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (14%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday128 (18%)
  • Thursday111 (15%)
  • Friday100 (14%)
  • Saturday96 (13%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.6%)
  • February51 (7.1%)
  • March59 (8.2%)
  • April58 (8%)
  • May71 (9.8%)
  • June67 (9.3%)
  • July65 (9%)
  • August59 (8.2%)
  • September58 (8%)
  • October62 (8.6%)
  • November66 (9.1%)
  • December51 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight504 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds572 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry477 (66%)
  • Wet or damp232 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph339 (47%)
  • 40 mph34 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph185 (26%)
  • 70 mph157 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway503 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (22%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant743 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian72 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant40 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)38 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist31 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1540 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20151 (15%)
  • 21 to 25118 (11%)
  • 26 to 35253 (24%)
  • 36 to 45170 (16%)
  • 46 to 55111 (11%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.7%)
  • Over 7525 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded38 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider679 (65%)
  • Passenger288 (28%)
  • Pedestrian72 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,034 (76%)
  • Motorcycle96 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 106th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1998

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1998: 87, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2587134217
2ndM1167103315
3rdA121546609
4thA113496807
5thA4144979011
6thB1393314015
7thA1168233904
8thA112202924
9thB172203116
10thB181192504
11thB184171921
12thB194172815
13thA104141903
14thA128111201
15thB173101701
16thB17091401
17thA12381001
18thA11126910
19thB1755801
20thA10693402

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1998

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1998: 82.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1998

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1998: 177.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1998, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years