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Epping Forest road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2018, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (412), and casualties fell from 611.

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

Collisions in 2018
374
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
525
Down 14% on 2017
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2018

2.7% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2018 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious9325%
  • Slight27172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious10520%
  • Slight40978%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 374, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (18%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8%)
  • February36 (9.6%)
  • March19 (5.1%)
  • April34 (9.1%)
  • May32 (8.6%)
  • June36 (9.6%)
  • July31 (8.3%)
  • August29 (7.8%)
  • September30 (8%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November24 (6.4%)
  • December31 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (69%)
  • Wet or damp105 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph144 (39%)
  • 40 mph52 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph67 (18%)
  • 70 mph95 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.5%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2046 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 35101 (19%)
  • 36 to 4582 (16%)
  • 46 to 5588 (17%)
  • 56 to 6555 (10%)
  • 66 to 7537 (7%)
  • Over 7524 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (73%)
  • Passenger112 (21%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car601 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle47 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 106th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2018

Waltham Abbey West, Epping Forest, EN9 1JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2018, with 15 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2018

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2018: 58, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM115892110
2ndM25385028
3rdA113243836
4thA414202706
5thB1393202916
6thB181172002
7thA121141705
8thB194141913
9thA11281302
10thA10471104
11thB1737702
12thA11685602
13thB1725500
14thB1825502
15thA1234502
16thB1703400
17thB1753301
18thB1843400
19thA11122301
20thA1281300

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2018

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2018: 36.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2018

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2018: 116.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years