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Epping Forest road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 398 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2013, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2012 (376), and casualties fell from 527.

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

Collisions in 2013
398
Up 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
526
Level with 2012
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2013

1% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2013 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7419%
  • Slight32080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8216%
  • Slight44084%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 398, up 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 398
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday77 (19%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.5%)
  • February31 (7.8%)
  • March40 (10%)
  • April23 (5.8%)
  • May31 (7.8%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July37 (9.3%)
  • August27 (6.8%)
  • September26 (6.5%)
  • October36 (9%)
  • November33 (8.3%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (64%)
  • Wet or damp128 (32%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph177 (44%)
  • 40 mph54 (14%)
  • 50 mph16 (4%)
  • 60 mph70 (18%)
  • 70 mph79 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (22%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 35107 (20%)
  • 36 to 4573 (14%)
  • 46 to 5583 (16%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (67%)
  • Passenger127 (24%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car590 (76%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 113th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2013

Waltham Abbey West, Epping Forest, EN9 1JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2013, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2013

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2013: 44, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM114462010
2ndM25355107
3rdA121314606
4thA414193416
5thB194182602
6thB1393151800
7thB181152004
8thA113101301
9thA10491001
10thB1728903
11thB17381202
12thA12371001
13thB1837902
14thA1126601
15thB1756901
16thB1845503
17thA11684401
18thA1284400
19thA11123300
20thB1703400

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2013

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2013: 39.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2013

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2013: 100.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2013, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years