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Epping Forest road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2011, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2010 (480), and casualties fell from 630.

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

Collisions in 2011
421
Down 12% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
565
Down 10% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2011

1% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7017%
  • Slight34782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight48285%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 421, down 12% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 421
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (13%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9%)
  • February32 (7.6%)
  • March33 (7.8%)
  • April32 (7.6%)
  • May28 (6.7%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July32 (7.6%)
  • August31 (7.4%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November35 (8.3%)
  • December31 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (68%)
  • Wet or damp127 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph165 (39%)
  • 40 mph52 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph120 (29%)
  • 70 mph76 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (20%)
  • Roundabout17 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (69%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2094 (17%)
  • 21 to 2555 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35109 (19%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5583 (15%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (67%)
  • Passenger132 (23%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car633 (77%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 122nd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2011

Loughton Forest, Epping Forest, IG10 1BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2011, with 20 collisions.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2011

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2011: 42, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11425503
2ndM25384803
3rdA113293706
4thA1212842010
5thB1393233124
6thB194213614
7thA414182404
8thB181162402
9thB173132002
10thA104111602
11thA111291001
12thA11689902
13thA1125700
14thA1285700
15thB1725601
16thA1234400
17thB1702200
18thB1752200
19thB1822400
20thB1832200

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2011

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2011: 50.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2011

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2011: 115.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2011, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years