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Epping Forest road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2023, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2022 (337), and casualties rose from 447.

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

Collisions in 2023
314
Down 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
464
Up 4% on 2022
Fatal collisions
10
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2023

3.2% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2023 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.2%
  • Serious7022%
  • Slight23475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious8218%
  • Slight37280%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 314, down 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (20%)
  • Sunday29 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.6%)
  • February27 (8.6%)
  • March24 (7.6%)
  • April14 (4.5%)
  • May26 (8.3%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July20 (6.4%)
  • August31 (9.9%)
  • September22 (7%)
  • October25 (8%)
  • November32 (10%)
  • December28 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (74%)
  • Wet or damp74 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph122 (39%)
  • 40 mph49 (16%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph43 (14%)
  • 70 mph86 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2043 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (20%)
  • 36 to 4585 (18%)
  • 46 to 5563 (14%)
  • 56 to 6547 (10%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.7%)
  • Over 7520 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (66%)
  • Passenger116 (25%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (75%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Epping Forest ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 103rd most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2023

Waltham Abbey West, Epping Forest, EN9 1JA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2023, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2023

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2023: 46, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25467027
2ndM11448717
3rdA121233113
4thA113162217
5thA414143003
6thB1393131712
7thB194102101
8thB18191402
9thB17371103
10thA1046814
11thA11124703
12thA1124401
13thA11684701
14thB1723301
15thB1843300
16thA1232200
17thA1282200
18thB1752301
19thA10251100
20thA10691100

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2023

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2023: 33.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2023

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2023: 89.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2023, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years