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Epping Forest road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2012, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2011 (421), and casualties fell from 565.

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

Collisions in 2012
376
Down 11% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
527
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2012

1.6% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight30180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7815%
  • Slight44384%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 376, down 11% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (17%)
  • Friday47 (13%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.5%)
  • February36 (9.6%)
  • March30 (8%)
  • April32 (8.5%)
  • May25 (6.6%)
  • June33 (8.8%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August26 (6.9%)
  • September33 (8.8%)
  • October34 (9%)
  • November29 (7.7%)
  • December25 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (60%)
  • Wet or damp138 (37%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph148 (39%)
  • 40 mph62 (16%)
  • 50 mph15 (4%)
  • 60 mph84 (22%)
  • 70 mph66 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (18%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2058 (11%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 35100 (19%)
  • 36 to 4599 (19%)
  • 46 to 5579 (15%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (67%)
  • Passenger135 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car585 (78%)
  • Motorcycle49 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 142nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
78th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2012

Waltham Abbey West, Epping Forest, EN9 1JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2012, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2012

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2012: 40, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11405215
2ndA121344408
3rdM25285204
4thB1393233213
5thA414202804
6thA113192616
7thB181152213
8thB194142405
9thB173101100
10thA10491412
11thB17081001
12thA116871100
13thA1286701
14thA11124402
15thB1724611
16thA1123401
17thA1233400
18thB1753902
19thB1843401
20thB1822400

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2012

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2012: 39.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2012

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2012: 104.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years