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Epping Forest road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2014, and 625 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2013 (398), and casualties rose from 526.

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

Collisions in 2014
438
Up 10% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
625
Up 19% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2014

1.1% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2014 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8118%
  • Slight35280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious9315%
  • Slight52784%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 438, up 10% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (10%)
  • February29 (6.6%)
  • March32 (7.3%)
  • April45 (10%)
  • May27 (6.2%)
  • June30 (6.8%)
  • July37 (8.4%)
  • August24 (5.5%)
  • September46 (11%)
  • October37 (8.4%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December39 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (63%)
  • Wet or damp151 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph188 (43%)
  • 40 mph68 (16%)
  • 50 mph27 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph76 (17%)
  • 70 mph78 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (22%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2074 (12%)
  • 21 to 2597 (16%)
  • 26 to 35118 (19%)
  • 36 to 4597 (16%)
  • 46 to 5586 (14%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (64%)
  • Passenger173 (28%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Epping Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 106th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2014

Loughton Forest, Epping Forest, IG10 1BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2014, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2014

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2014: 47, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM114787111
2ndM25457115
3rdA121415907
4thB1393233214
5thA113203005
6thB181203002
7thA414192504
8thA112132113
9thB194111905
10thB1739904
11thB1727701
12thA11686903
13thB1846703
14thA1045502
15thA11125700
16thB1703400
17thB1753402
18thA1282200
19thB1822200
20thA1231101

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2014

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2014: 50.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2014

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2014: 129.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2014, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years