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Waltham Abbey South & Rural, Epping Forest, CM16 5HR area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 149 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Waltham Abbey South & Rural ward, Epping Forest, from 2001 to 2025, with 218 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious.

In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
149
5,595th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
218
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Collisions in 2025
6
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the CM16 5HR hotspot

34 of the 149 collisions here (23%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious3020%
  • Slight11577%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
5
Seriously injured
41
Slightly injured
172
All casualties
218

Accidents by year at the CM16 5HR hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 13 in 2007, against an average of 6.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the CM16 5HR hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025610
202435
202333
202222
202145
202055
201933
2018610
201756
2016710
201546
2014912
201334
2012818
201144
201068
200958
20081017
20071324
20061017
200533
200444
200368
200277
20011319

Map of crashes at the CM16 5HR hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CM16 5HR.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Waltham Abbey South & Rural, Epping Forest, CM16 5HR area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the CM16 5HR hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Waltham Abbey South & Rural
Council area
Epping Forest
Nearest postcode to the centre
CM16 5HR
Postcode district
CM16
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.68515, 0.06949
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
13 November 2025
Rank by collisions
5,595th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the CM16 5HR hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the M25, with 71 of 149, followed by the B1393 with 55.

Collisions at the CM16 5HR hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM257199311
2ndB13935594116

Accident hotspots near CM16 5HR

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Epping West & Rural, Epping Forest, CM16 4DJ area, 1.1 km away, with 62 collisions.

All 149 crashes at the CM16 5HR hotspot

Newest first, from 16 March 2001 to 13 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year