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Epping Forest road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2016, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (384), and casualties rose from 501.

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

Collisions in 2016
399
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
575
Up 15% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2016

1.5% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2016 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious9724%
  • Slight29674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious11219%
  • Slight45779%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 399, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (11%)
  • Wednesday67 (17%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.8%)
  • February23 (5.8%)
  • March34 (8.5%)
  • April23 (5.8%)
  • May26 (6.5%)
  • June30 (7.5%)
  • July29 (7.3%)
  • August34 (8.5%)
  • September54 (14%)
  • October48 (12%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December29 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (73%)
  • Wet or damp102 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (38%)
  • 40 mph54 (14%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph68 (17%)
  • 70 mph106 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway255 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (28%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist29 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2059 (10%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 35120 (21%)
  • 36 to 4592 (16%)
  • 46 to 5582 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.4%)
  • Over 7520 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider377 (66%)
  • Passenger160 (28%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car591 (73%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 113th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2016

Loughton Roding, Epping Forest, IG10 3RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2016, with 20 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2016

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2016: 59, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM115986113
2ndM254980210
3rdB1393182502
4thB181173003
5thA121162102
6thA414162505
7thA113132114
8thB172111803
9thB194101301
10thA11291505
11thA116881013
12thB1738803
13thA111261003
14thB1705704
15thB18251600
16thB1844502
17thA1043401
18thB1753501
19thB1833401
20thB12200

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2016

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2016: 41.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2016

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2016: 129.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years