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Epping Forest road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2009, and 587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (476), and casualties fell from 628.

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

Collisions in 2009
444
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
587
Down 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2009

1.8% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2009 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight37284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious6812%
  • Slight51087%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 444, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 444
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (11%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (17%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.3%)
  • February37 (8.3%)
  • March24 (5.4%)
  • April33 (7.4%)
  • May31 (7%)
  • June35 (7.9%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September36 (8.1%)
  • October34 (7.7%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December36 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds349 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (68%)
  • Wet or damp106 (24%)
  • Frost or ice26 (5.9%)
  • Snow10 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph184 (41%)
  • 40 mph31 (7%)
  • 50 mph22 (5%)
  • 60 mph107 (24%)
  • 70 mph99 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (27%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2094 (16%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 35115 (20%)
  • 36 to 4592 (16%)
  • 46 to 5561 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider411 (70%)
  • Passenger132 (22%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car685 (77%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 128th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2009

Waltham Abbey West, Epping Forest, EN9 1JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2009, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2009

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2009: 63, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11638215
2ndM25578236
3rdA121293012
4thB1393243414
5thB181223104
6thA414202512
7thA113182114
8thA1168101300
9thB194101302
10thA11291401
11thB17281002
12thA111271001
13thA12371100
14thB1706900
15thB1736901
16thA1045602
17thA1284401
18thA10693601
19thB1843401
20thB1822400

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2009

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2009: 49.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2009

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2009: 132.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years