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Epping Forest road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 613 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2002, and 850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 119 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (641), and casualties fell from 902.

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

Collisions in 2002
613
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
850
Down 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
119
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2002

1.5% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2002 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious11919%
  • Slight48579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious13716%
  • Slight70283%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 613, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (15%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday75 (12%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.4%)
  • February51 (8.3%)
  • March59 (9.6%)
  • April49 (8%)
  • May49 (8%)
  • June51 (8.3%)
  • July53 (8.6%)
  • August47 (7.7%)
  • September48 (7.8%)
  • October60 (9.8%)
  • November57 (9.3%)
  • December50 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight415 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds480 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry403 (66%)
  • Wet or damp193 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph238 (39%)
  • 40 mph45 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph206 (34%)
  • 70 mph111 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway419 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (22%)
  • Roundabout45 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant593 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (11%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (17%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35189 (22%)
  • 36 to 45140 (16%)
  • 46 to 5578 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)
  • Not recorded54 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider559 (66%)
  • Passenger225 (26%)
  • Pedestrian66 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car901 (74%)
  • Motorcycle101 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Epping Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 119th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2002

Loughton Roding, Epping Forest, IG10 3RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2002, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2002

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2002: 72, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2572110215
2ndA121537104
3rdM115075212
4thA4144574112
5thB181304005
6thA113283709
7thB1393243004
8thA104182523
9thB194182400
10thA112131904
11thB172121703
12thB170111204
13thA116881000
14thB1848903
15thB1737702
16thA1235801
17thA1285500
18thB17551201
19thA111241000
20thB1834701

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2002

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2002: 62.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2002

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2002: 154.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2002, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years