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Epping Forest road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Epping Forest in 2025, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2024 (302), and casualties rose from 371.

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

Collisions in 2025
330
Up 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
464
Up 25% on 2024
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Epping Forest in 2025

2.1% of collisions in Epping Forest in 2025 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 20% in Epping Forest from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious9830%
  • Slight22568%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious11525%
  • Slight34274%

Epping Forest road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Epping Forest, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 895 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 330, up 9% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 330
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday65 (20%)
  • Saturday54 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (9.4%)
  • February22 (6.7%)
  • March22 (6.7%)
  • April35 (11%)
  • May33 (10%)
  • June30 (9.1%)
  • July27 (8.2%)
  • August26 (7.9%)
  • September13 (3.9%)
  • October29 (8.8%)
  • November30 (9.1%)
  • December32 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (74%)
  • Wet or damp71 (22%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph140 (42%)
  • 40 mph47 (14%)
  • 50 mph20 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph61 (18%)
  • 70 mph58 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (18%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Epping Forest in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (14%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist17 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2046 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3599 (21%)
  • 36 to 4589 (19%)
  • 46 to 5555 (12%)
  • 56 to 6546 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.2%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (68%)
  • Passenger115 (25%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (72%)
  • Motorcycle70 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Epping Forest in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Epping Forest had the 92nd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Epping Forest in 2025

Epping East, Epping Forest, CM16 4AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Epping Forest in 2025, with 17 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Epping Forest with the most crashes in 2025

The M25 had the most collisions in Epping Forest in 2025: 33, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Epping Forest, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25335105
2ndM11314816
3rdA1212733011
4thB1393253316
5thA414182526
6thA113172807
7thB181172607
8thB17291112
9thA11271003
10thB1947802
11thB1736801
12thA10253503
13thA1043401
14thA11123501
15thB1843301
16thA11682400
17thB1702401
18thB1822201
19thA1231101
20thA1281300

Towns in Epping Forest: crashes in 2025

Loughton had the most collisions of any town in Epping Forest in 2025: 23.

Postcode districts in Epping Forest: crashes in 2025

CM16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Epping Forest in 2025: 108.

Latest crashes in Epping Forest in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Epping Forest in 2025, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Epping Forest road accidents in other years