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Epping Forest road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2008, and 628 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (506), and casualties fell from 695.

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

Collisions in 2008
476
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
628
Down 10% on 2007
Fatal collisions
14
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2008

2.9% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2008 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious8518%
  • Slight37779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious9916%
  • Slight51582%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 476, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (12%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (17%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.2%)
  • February40 (8.4%)
  • March36 (7.6%)
  • April36 (7.6%)
  • May35 (7.4%)
  • June36 (7.6%)
  • July42 (8.8%)
  • August42 (8.8%)
  • September43 (9%)
  • October48 (10%)
  • November36 (7.6%)
  • December43 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (62%)
  • Wet or damp165 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (36%)
  • 40 mph49 (10%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph143 (30%)
  • 70 mph99 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (11%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Cyclist10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3%)
  • 16 to 2092 (15%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35111 (18%)
  • 36 to 45109 (17%)
  • 46 to 5576 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider431 (69%)
  • Passenger155 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car698 (78%)
  • Motorcycle65 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 123rd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2008

Theydon Bois with Passingford, Epping Forest, CM16 7PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2008, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2008

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2008: 56, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11567826
2ndM25537027
3rdA121415727
4thA414284317
5thB1393233013
6thA113192712
7thB194162513
8thA112151800
9thB181121504
10thA1168111401
11thA104101005
12thA11126802
13thB17361301
14thB1705702
15thB1725500
16thB1755800
17thA1283501
18thB1823300
19thB11332301
20thB1842211

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2008

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2008: 47.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2008

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2008: 142.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2008, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2008.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years