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Epping Forest road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2019, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2018 (374), and casualties fell from 525.

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

Collisions in 2019
345
Down 8% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
521
Down 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2019

2.3% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2019 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious9427%
  • Slight24370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious10721%
  • Slight40578%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 345, down 8% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (17%)
  • Thursday42 (12%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (11%)
  • Sunday47 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.8%)
  • February20 (5.8%)
  • March25 (7.2%)
  • April22 (6.4%)
  • May30 (8.7%)
  • June31 (9%)
  • July28 (8.1%)
  • August34 (9.9%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October25 (7.2%)
  • November29 (8.4%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (66%)
  • Wet or damp115 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph123 (36%)
  • 40 mph51 (15%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph53 (15%)
  • 70 mph108 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway115 (33%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (5%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2048 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 35109 (21%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5584 (16%)
  • 56 to 6559 (11%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.2%)
  • Over 7521 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (65%)
  • Passenger153 (29%)
  • Pedestrian29 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 110th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2019

North Weald Bassett, Epping Forest, CM17 9LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2019, with 22 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2019

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2019: 70, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1170131118
2ndM25385717
3rdA113212907
4thA414183006
5thB1393171907
6thA121162813
7thB181121905
8thA12881312
9thB19481412
10thA11687800
11thB17271004
12thA1126801
13thA1045802
14thB1734403
15thA11123301
16thB1703300
17thB1753302
18thA1232301
19thB1822200
20thB1832400

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2019

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2019: 33.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2019

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2019: 98.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years