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Epping Forest road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 574 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2006, and 778 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2005 (534), and casualties rose from 765.

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

Collisions in 2006
574
Up 7% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
778
Up 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
15
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2006

2.6% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2006 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious10218%
  • Slight45780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious12616%
  • Slight63582%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 574, up 7% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (14%)
  • Tuesday84 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (13%)
  • Thursday99 (17%)
  • Friday81 (14%)
  • Saturday93 (16%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (5.2%)
  • February48 (8.4%)
  • March41 (7.1%)
  • April40 (7%)
  • May43 (7.5%)
  • June53 (9.2%)
  • July57 (9.9%)
  • August43 (7.5%)
  • September43 (7.5%)
  • October55 (9.6%)
  • November68 (12%)
  • December53 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight392 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry406 (71%)
  • Wet or damp166 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph219 (38%)
  • 40 mph40 (7%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph151 (26%)
  • 70 mph152 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway153 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant559 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1015 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20141 (18%)
  • 21 to 2589 (11%)
  • 26 to 35159 (20%)
  • 36 to 45138 (18%)
  • 46 to 5587 (11%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider519 (67%)
  • Passenger209 (27%)
  • Pedestrian50 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car830 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle76 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 109th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2006

Epping East, Epping Forest, CM16 4AG area and Theydon Bois with Passingford, Epping Forest, CM16 7PA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2006, with 22 collisions each.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2006

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2006: 85, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1185118216
2ndM257193212
3rdA121334618
4thB1393324305
5thA113304636
6thB181274123
7thB194263125
8thA414232713
9thA104131915
10thA1112101402
11thB172101903
12thA11291001
13thA116891300
14thB17091900
15thA1235501
16thB18351002
17thA1284401
18thB1844602
19thB1733400
20thB1753400

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2006

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2006: 62.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2006

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2006: 167.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2006, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years