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Epping Forest road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2022, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2021 (339), and casualties fell from 495.

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

Collisions in 2022
337
Down 1% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
447
Down 10% on 2021
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2022

2.7% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious8425%
  • Slight24472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious9521%
  • Slight34277%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 337, down 1% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 337
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday34 (10%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.9%)
  • February29 (8.6%)
  • March29 (8.6%)
  • April20 (5.9%)
  • May26 (7.7%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July29 (8.6%)
  • August28 (8.3%)
  • September21 (6.2%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November29 (8.6%)
  • December25 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (75%)
  • Wet or damp76 (23%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph129 (38%)
  • 40 mph53 (16%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph57 (17%)
  • 70 mph77 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (23%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (13%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2044 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2538 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 35102 (23%)
  • 36 to 4589 (20%)
  • 46 to 5568 (15%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (6.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (70%)
  • Passenger87 (19%)
  • Pedestrian47 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (9.3%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 95th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2022

Loughton Roding, Epping Forest, IG10 3RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2022, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2022

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2022: 43, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25435719
2ndM11426518
3rdA121243408
4thB181182405
5thA113141924
6thA414101213
7thB194101106
8thB17291000
9thB139381000
10thA1046601
11thA1126810
12thA1286602
13thB1735502
14thA11684400
15thA11123400
16thB1832200
17thB1842200
18thA10691100
19thA1231100
20thB1701100

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2022

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2022: 38.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2022

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2022: 84.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2022, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years