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Epping Forest road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2020, and 384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2019 (345), and casualties fell from 521.

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

Collisions in 2020
287
Down 17% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
384
Down 26% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2020

1.4% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2020 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5419%
  • Slight22980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5815%
  • Slight32284%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 287, down 17% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 287
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.7%)
  • February26 (9.1%)
  • March17 (5.9%)
  • April12 (4.2%)
  • May22 (7.7%)
  • June21 (7.3%)
  • July20 (7%)
  • August40 (14%)
  • September27 (9.4%)
  • October29 (10%)
  • November24 (8.4%)
  • December27 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight208 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds210 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (63%)
  • Wet or damp103 (36%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph98 (34%)
  • 40 mph44 (15%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph49 (17%)
  • 70 mph85 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway183 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist30 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2035 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3598 (26%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (15%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (67%)
  • Passenger98 (26%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 96th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2020

Waltham Abbey West, Epping Forest, EN9 1JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2020, with 15 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2020

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2020: 49, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25497014
2ndM11406016
3rdB1393182403
4thA121111204
5thA113101400
6thA414101211
7thB181101604
8thA1047701
9thB19471401
10thA11125901
11thA11685500
12thB1734602
13thB1844401
14thA1123301
15thB1723301
16thB1823302
17thB1833401
18thA1282200
19thB1702300
20thB1751100

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2020

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2020: 21.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2020

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2020: 85.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years