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Epping Forest road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 641 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2001, and 902 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2000 (703), and casualties fell from 990.

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

Collisions in 2001
641
Down 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
902
Down 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
15
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2001

2.3% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious9915%
  • Slight52782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.3%
  • Serious12814%
  • Slight75383%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 641, down 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (15%)
  • Tuesday90 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (12%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday101 (16%)
  • Saturday87 (14%)
  • Sunday94 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (9.7%)
  • February47 (7.3%)
  • March48 (7.5%)
  • April50 (7.8%)
  • May53 (8.3%)
  • June45 (7%)
  • July52 (8.1%)
  • August64 (10%)
  • September56 (8.7%)
  • October47 (7.3%)
  • November64 (10%)
  • December53 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight473 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds513 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry401 (63%)
  • Wet or damp217 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.7%)
  • Mud4 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph261 (41%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph24 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph198 (31%)
  • 70 mph123 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway441 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (23%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant616 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (11%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)30 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist21 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20120 (13%)
  • 21 to 2586 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35182 (20%)
  • 36 to 45157 (17%)
  • 46 to 55107 (12%)
  • 56 to 6569 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.7%)
  • Over 7524 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded43 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider592 (66%)
  • Passenger241 (27%)
  • Pedestrian69 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car925 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes108 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle107 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Epping Forest

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Epping Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 118th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2001

Loughton Roding, Epping Forest, IG10 3RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2001, with 31 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2001

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2001: 90, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2590144413
2ndA1215575312
3rdM11508016
4thA414476417
5thB1393425417
6thA113313812
7thB181243603
8thB194182615
9thA104151912
10thA1168152500
11thB173121601
12thA112101304
13thB172101811
14thB184101102
15thB1707700
16thA1234501
17thA1284400
18thB1754702
19thB1824600
20thA10693401

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2001

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2001: 78.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2001

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2001: 171.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years