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Epping Forest road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 691 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 1999, and 986 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (722), and casualties fell from 1,039.

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

Collisions in 1999
691
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
986
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 1999

1.7% of collisions in Epping Forest in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious11416%
  • Slight56582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious13514%
  • Slight83985%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 691, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday112 (16%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday99 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (12%)
  • Friday90 (13%)
  • Saturday103 (15%)
  • Sunday106 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.5%)
  • February51 (7.4%)
  • March60 (8.7%)
  • April62 (9%)
  • May55 (8%)
  • June56 (8.1%)
  • July61 (8.8%)
  • August58 (8.4%)
  • September53 (7.7%)
  • October64 (9.3%)
  • November63 (9.1%)
  • December56 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight496 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit128 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds568 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry495 (72%)
  • Wet or damp176 (25%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph319 (46%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph202 (29%)
  • 70 mph134 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway496 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (21%)
  • Roundabout34 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant701 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (12%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7%)
  • Van occupant37 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist21 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20156 (16%)
  • 21 to 25122 (12%)
  • 26 to 35239 (24%)
  • 36 to 45140 (14%)
  • 46 to 55114 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.7%)
  • Over 7527 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded39 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider640 (65%)
  • Passenger277 (28%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,005 (76%)
  • Motorcycle115 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 112th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 1999

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 1999: 69, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2569112010
2ndM115889015
3rdA121496316
4thB1393445806
5thA414375808
6thA113344809
7thB181263505
8thA104234517
9thB173222911
10thB194214112
11thA1168173020
12thA112131701
13thB172131611
14thB17091101
15thA1288901
16thA111271101
17thB1837901
18thA1236900
19thB1825701
20thB1845512

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 1999

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 1999: 84.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 1999

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 1999: 167.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 1999, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years