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Epping Forest road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2017, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2016 (399), and casualties rose from 575.

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

Collisions in 2017
412
Up 3% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
611
Up 6% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2017

1.2% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2017 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious9423%
  • Slight31376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious10217%
  • Slight50482%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 412, up 3% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (17%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.3%)
  • February37 (9%)
  • March33 (8%)
  • April40 (9.7%)
  • May35 (8.5%)
  • June23 (5.6%)
  • July40 (9.7%)
  • August38 (9.2%)
  • September34 (8.3%)
  • October34 (8.3%)
  • November32 (7.8%)
  • December32 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (70%)
  • Wet or damp117 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph175 (42%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph15 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph70 (17%)
  • 70 mph105 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (64%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2067 (11%)
  • 21 to 2568 (11%)
  • 26 to 35111 (18%)
  • 36 to 4598 (16%)
  • 46 to 55100 (16%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4.9%)
  • Over 7520 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (63%)
  • Passenger173 (28%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car602 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle50 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown21 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 97th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2017

Loughton Roding, Epping Forest, IG10 3RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2017, with 27 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2017

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2017: 58, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25588605
2ndM11538227
3rdA121192905
4thA414192414
5thB1393183415
6thA113152506
7thB172142112
8thA1168111303
9thB181101101
10thB19491102
11thA11281203
12thB17381001
13thA10451404
14thB1845703
15thA11124701
16thB1704501
17thB1753301
18thA10692401
19thA12322701
20thA1282200

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2017

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2017: 53.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2017

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2017: 124.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2017, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years