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Epping Forest road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 595 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2003, and 797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2002 (613), and casualties fell from 850.

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

Collisions in 2003
595
Down 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
797
Down 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2003

2% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2003 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious11219%
  • Slight47179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious12916%
  • Slight65682%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 595, down 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday95 (16%)
  • Wednesday85 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (9.2%)
  • February40 (6.7%)
  • March43 (7.2%)
  • April45 (7.6%)
  • May57 (9.6%)
  • June49 (8.2%)
  • July61 (10%)
  • August52 (8.7%)
  • September52 (8.7%)
  • October51 (8.6%)
  • November48 (8.1%)
  • December42 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds484 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry406 (68%)
  • Wet or damp169 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph233 (39%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph199 (33%)
  • 70 mph109 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (23%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant535 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (13%)
  • Pedestrian72 (9%)
  • Van occupant24 (3%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2093 (12%)
  • 21 to 2591 (11%)
  • 26 to 35185 (23%)
  • 36 to 45138 (17%)
  • 46 to 5586 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.6%)
  • Over 7525 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded48 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (65%)
  • Passenger203 (25%)
  • Pedestrian72 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car863 (74%)
  • Motorcycle107 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 120th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2003

Loughton Roding, Epping Forest, IG10 3RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2003, with 26 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2003

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2003: 69, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2569105212
2ndM115487013
3rdB1393334416
4thA121324005
5thA4143044111
6thA113273108
7thB181232603
8thB194192603
9thA104182522
10thB172151812
11thA112142011
12thA1168111201
13thB17391100
14thB1847902
15thA11126802
16thA1286700
17thB1756702
18thB1704600
19thB1834400
20thA10692202

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2003

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2003: 70.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2003

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2003: 164.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years