Skip to main content
CrashStats

Epping Forest road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 534 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2005, and 765 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (596), and casualties fell from 829.

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

Collisions in 2005
534
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
765
Down 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2005

2.1% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2005 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious10119%
  • Slight42279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious12616%
  • Slight62882%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 534, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (17%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday77 (14%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.2%)
  • February41 (7.7%)
  • March50 (9.4%)
  • April43 (8.1%)
  • May41 (7.7%)
  • June47 (8.8%)
  • July42 (7.9%)
  • August50 (9.4%)
  • September43 (8.1%)
  • October59 (11%)
  • November49 (9.2%)
  • December41 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight373 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds433 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (70%)
  • Wet or damp146 (27%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph240 (45%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph132 (25%)
  • 70 mph107 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway392 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (21%)
  • Roundabout16 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant524 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant33 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20134 (18%)
  • 21 to 2590 (12%)
  • 26 to 35150 (20%)
  • 36 to 45118 (15%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.1%)
  • Over 7526 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider459 (60%)
  • Passenger240 (31%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car756 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 127th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2005

Loughton Roding, Epping Forest, IG10 3RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2005, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2005

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2005: 62, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM116297214
2ndM25516407
3rdA121476417
4thB181293813
5thA414283816
6thB1393253805
7thA113232504
8thB194162505
9thB173111402
10thA112101202
11thB170101903
12thB172101313
13thA111292201
14thA116881000
15thA10471913
16thA1234501
17thA1283303
18thB1843301
19thA10691401
20thB1751100

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2005

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2005: 83.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2005

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2005: 147.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2005, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years