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Epping Forest road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 506 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2007, and 695 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2006 (574), and casualties fell from 778.

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

Collisions in 2007
506
Down 12% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
695
Down 11% on 2006
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2007

2% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2007 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious9519%
  • Slight40179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious11917%
  • Slight56481%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 506, down 12% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday74 (15%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday71 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (10%)
  • February35 (6.9%)
  • March44 (8.7%)
  • April32 (6.3%)
  • May43 (8.5%)
  • June50 (9.9%)
  • July51 (10%)
  • August47 (9.3%)
  • September40 (7.9%)
  • October33 (6.5%)
  • November46 (9.1%)
  • December33 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (62%)
  • Wet or damp186 (37%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph208 (41%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph148 (29%)
  • 70 mph106 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (23%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20151 (22%)
  • 21 to 2594 (14%)
  • 26 to 35123 (18%)
  • 36 to 45117 (17%)
  • 46 to 5572 (10%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (1.4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (65%)
  • Passenger189 (27%)
  • Pedestrian51 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car720 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (8%)
  • Motorcycle63 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 122nd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2007

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 2007, with 25 collisions each.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2007

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2007: 62, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM116290214
2ndM25507028
3rdA121385802
4thB1393385718
5thA414294006
6thA113253509
7thB194172314
8thB181162103
9thA104111401
10thA1168111202
11thB173102213
12thB17091411
13thA11271113
14thB1837700
15thA11126702
16thB1726903
17thB1845600
18thA1234700
19thB1754401
20thB1823401

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2007

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2007: 58.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2007

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2007: 156.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years