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Epping Forest road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 703 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2000, and 990 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (691), and casualties rose from 986.

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

Collisions in 2000
703
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
990
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
9
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2000

1.3% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2000 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious12117%
  • Slight57382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.9%
  • Serious14114%
  • Slight84085%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 703, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday117 (17%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday118 (17%)
  • Saturday84 (12%)
  • Sunday87 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January56 (8%)
  • February60 (8.5%)
  • March40 (5.7%)
  • April64 (9.1%)
  • May66 (9.4%)
  • June62 (8.8%)
  • July61 (8.7%)
  • August55 (7.8%)
  • September65 (9.2%)
  • October58 (8.3%)
  • November61 (8.7%)
  • December55 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight512 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds525 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other28 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (61%)
  • Wet or damp248 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph298 (42%)
  • 40 mph41 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph229 (33%)
  • 70 mph131 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway492 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (20%)
  • Roundabout52 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant703 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (13%)
  • Pedestrian58 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist28 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1541 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20136 (14%)
  • 21 to 2591 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35241 (24%)
  • 36 to 45148 (15%)
  • 46 to 55117 (12%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (2.9%)
  • Over 7522 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded51 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider653 (66%)
  • Passenger279 (28%)
  • Pedestrian58 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,008 (76%)
  • Motorcycle125 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 109th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2000

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2000: 66, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM256689010
2ndM1165100216
3rdA121537406
4thA1134973110
5thA414416717
6thB1393415507
7thA104222703
8thB181202201
9thB194152911
10thB184131414
11thA112121606
12thA123121902
13thA111291514
14thA116891300
15thB17091211
16thB17391202
17thB17281101
18thB1756803
19thA1275501
20thA1285500

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2000

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2000: 69.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2000

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2000: 170.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years