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Epping Forest road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2024, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2023 (314), and casualties fell from 464.

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

Collisions in 2024
302
Down 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
371
Down 20% on 2023
Fatal collisions
10
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2024

3.3% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2024 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.3%
  • Serious6622%
  • Slight22675%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious7821%
  • Slight28376%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 302, down 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 302
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.9%)
  • February26 (8.6%)
  • March26 (8.6%)
  • April26 (8.6%)
  • May27 (8.9%)
  • June22 (7.3%)
  • July27 (8.9%)
  • August20 (6.6%)
  • September12 (4%)
  • October30 (9.9%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December22 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (69%)
  • Wet or damp80 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph120 (40%)
  • 40 mph49 (16%)
  • 50 mph6 (2%)
  • 60 mph51 (17%)
  • 70 mph69 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant231 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (17%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (11%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (21%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5551 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (12%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.9%)
  • Over 7523 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (72%)
  • Passenger68 (18%)
  • Pedestrian36 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (71%)
  • Motorcycle68 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 107th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2024

Loughton Roding, Epping Forest, IG10 3RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2024, with 17 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2024

The M11 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2024: 39, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11395315
2ndM25293616
3rdA121283418
4thB1393192305
5thB181132015
6thA1168121204
7thB173111503
8thA11391013
9thA1128903
10thA4148922
11thB19481011
12thB1727704
13thA1046601
14thA11124701
15thB1754401
16thB1844511
17thA1283301
18thB1702310
19thB1832200

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2024

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2024: 29.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2024

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2024: 89.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2024, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years