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Epping Forest road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2021, and 495 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2020 (287), and casualties rose from 384.

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

Collisions in 2021
339
Up 18% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
495
Up 29% on 2020
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2021

2.9% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2021 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious8926%
  • Slight24071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious10321%
  • Slight38077%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 339, up 18% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (11%)
  • Tuesday61 (18%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (12%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.7%)
  • February19 (5.6%)
  • March30 (8.8%)
  • April31 (9.1%)
  • May31 (9.1%)
  • June24 (7.1%)
  • July30 (8.8%)
  • August28 (8.3%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October31 (9.1%)
  • November28 (8.3%)
  • December24 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (8.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (74%)
  • Wet or damp80 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph134 (40%)
  • 40 mph58 (17%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph47 (14%)
  • 70 mph80 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (25%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2054 (11%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 35104 (21%)
  • 36 to 4581 (16%)
  • 46 to 5568 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (67%)
  • Passenger131 (26%)
  • Pedestrian31 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 88th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
72nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
25th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2021

Waltham Abbey West, Epping Forest, EN9 1JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2021, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2021

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2021: 45, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25457415
2ndM113879111
3rdB1393202507
4thA121182716
5thA113172304
6thB173142104
7thA414111513
8thB181101504
9thB19491302
10thA1047703
11thA11271403
12thA11687802
13thA1287701
14thB1705503
15thB1724401
16thA1233400
17thB1843912
18thA10692310
19thB1752201
20thA11121100

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2021

Loughton and Waltham Abbey had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2021, with 27 each.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2021

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2021: 99.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years