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Epping Forest road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 480 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2010, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2009 (444), and casualties rose from 587.

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

Collisions in 2010
480
Up 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
630
Up 7% on 2009
Fatal collisions
14
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2010

2.9% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.9%
  • Serious8618%
  • Slight38079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious9615%
  • Slight52083%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 480, up 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (11%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday81 (17%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.7%)
  • February33 (6.9%)
  • March47 (9.8%)
  • April38 (7.9%)
  • May50 (10%)
  • June44 (9.2%)
  • July39 (8.1%)
  • August42 (8.8%)
  • September51 (11%)
  • October39 (8.1%)
  • November34 (7.1%)
  • December26 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds368 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (65%)
  • Wet or damp130 (27%)
  • Frost or ice31 (6.5%)
  • Snow7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph204 (43%)
  • 40 mph47 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph116 (24%)
  • 70 mph95 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (23%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (73%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2093 (15%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 45102 (16%)
  • 46 to 5577 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.7%)
  • Over 7523 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (66%)
  • Passenger151 (24%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car725 (80%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 98th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2010

Loughton Roding, Epping Forest, IG10 3RS area and Waltham Abbey West, Epping Forest, EN9 1JA area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2010, with 17 collisions each.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2010

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2010: 61, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25617904
2ndM11456225
3rdA121334115
4thB1393253303
5thA113233125
6thA414203005
7thB181192906
8thB194192105
9thB172121422
10thA112101303
11thA116891201
12thB18491203
13thA111281110
14thA1046901
15thB17061000
16thB1736702
17thA1234401
18thB1834813
19thA1283401
20thA1331101

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2010

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2010: 51.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2010

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2010: 137.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years