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Epping Forest road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2015, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (438), and casualties fell from 625.

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

Collisions in 2015
384
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
501
Down 20% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2015

1.6% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight31682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight42485%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 384, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 384
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday56 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.8%)
  • February34 (8.9%)
  • March36 (9.4%)
  • April24 (6.3%)
  • May37 (9.6%)
  • June29 (7.6%)
  • July30 (7.8%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September30 (7.8%)
  • October29 (7.6%)
  • November32 (8.3%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (74%)
  • Wet or damp92 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph151 (39%)
  • 40 mph68 (18%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph56 (15%)
  • 70 mph94 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (24%)
  • Roundabout23 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (10%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2062 (12%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3591 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (16%)
  • 46 to 5572 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (7.2%)
  • Over 7526 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (72%)
  • Passenger106 (21%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car565 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 125th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2015

Loughton Forest, Epping Forest, IG10 1BN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2015, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2015

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2015: 48, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25486304
2ndM11456618
3rdA121303606
4thB1393192802
5thA113182513
6thA414162003
7thA112101201
8thA10491212
9thB18191101
10thB19491201
11thA11688901
12thB17361101
13thB1705710
14thB1725600
15thA11124500
16thB1843501
17thB1752200
18thA10691100
19thA1281100
20thB1821100

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2015

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2015: 50.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2015

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2015: 103.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years