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Epping Forest road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 596 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2004, and 829 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (595), and casualties rose from 797.

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

Collisions in 2004
596
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
829
Up 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
17
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2004

2.9% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2004 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.9%
  • Serious10918%
  • Slight47079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious13316%
  • Slight67882%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 596, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (12%)
  • Tuesday102 (17%)
  • Wednesday73 (12%)
  • Thursday105 (18%)
  • Friday88 (15%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday73 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5922 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.4%)
  • February42 (7%)
  • March54 (9.1%)
  • April39 (6.5%)
  • May54 (9.1%)
  • June43 (7.2%)
  • July44 (7.4%)
  • August49 (8.2%)
  • September52 (8.7%)
  • October59 (9.9%)
  • November70 (12%)
  • December46 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (63%)
  • Wet or damp204 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.2%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph226 (38%)
  • 40 mph54 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph174 (29%)
  • 70 mph130 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway398 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (25%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant601 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (11%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 20118 (14%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35171 (21%)
  • 36 to 45133 (16%)
  • 46 to 5577 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.9%)
  • Over 7526 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded42 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (66%)
  • Passenger226 (27%)
  • Pedestrian56 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car855 (75%)
  • Motorcycle99 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 119th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2004

Waltham Abbey West, Epping Forest, EN9 1JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2004, with 35 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2004

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2004: 81, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1181123214
2ndM25547817
3rdA121436308
4thB1943047010
5thA414284205
6thB1393263604
7thA113233015
8thA104202917
9thB181192214
10thA112182712
11thB172101223
12thB17381301
13thB18481004
14thA11127701
15thA1236901
16thB1756602
17thA1285502
18thA11684702
19thB1824601
20thB1703401

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2004

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2004: 57.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2004

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2004: 145.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2004, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years