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CM17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,038 road traffic collisions in the CM17 postcode district, Epping Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,192 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 58 were fatal and 592 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,038
1,306th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,192
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
58
64 people killed
Serious collisions
592
684 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
56
Up 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CM17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal581.9%
  • Serious59219%
  • Slight2,38879%

What the data shows

  • CM17 had 441 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 499 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in CM17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 376 children under 16 were killed or injured in CM17, 9.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in CM17.

Where CM17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,306th
Most casualties
1,249th
Most fatal collisions
978th
Most serious collisions
1,233rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday429 (14%)
  • Tuesday424 (14%)
  • Wednesday439 (14%)
  • Thursday426 (14%)
  • Friday469 (15%)
  • Saturday486 (16%)
  • Sunday365 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,092 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit518 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting386 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,550 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway810 (27%)
  • Roundabout599 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph30 (1%)
  • 30 mph675 (22%)
  • 40 mph388 (13%)
  • 50 mph98 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph1,080 (36%)
  • 70 mph767 (25%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,409 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds369 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.3%)
  • Other89 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,943 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist462 (11%)
  • Pedestrian293 (7%)
  • Van occupant174 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist171 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)72 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CM17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CM17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CM17 peaked at 102 in 1994; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254156
20244152
20234868
20224760
20213140
20204665
20195791
20184063
20174553
20164570
20153744
20144455
20134965
20124257
20114351
20105574
20095361
20084358
20076073
200673101
20055667
200487129
20036189
200279113
20017495
200089125
1999100137
199882115
199787129
199684114
1995101132
1994102151
19937391
19927799
19915470
199079120
198976106
198882117
1987101147
19865788
198571114
198488115
19837999
198272102
198177105
19804870
19796296

Map of recent crashes in CM17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CM17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CM17

The 24 most recent collisions in CM17 happened between 9 May and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CM17

The A414 has the most collisions in CM17, 932 of 3,038 (31%), followed by the M11 (694).

Collisions in CM17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4149321,26413167
2ndM116941,05817118
3rdB1832303251054
4thB1393100165221
5thA1184354909
6thA1025142016
7thA1169122103
8thA1204501

Council areas covering CM17

Collisions in CM17 were recorded in 3 council areas. Epping Forest has 1,508 of 3,038 (50%).

Collisions in CM17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEpping Forest1,5082,24929288
2ndHarlow1,5031,91129302
3rdUttlesford222602

Town in CM17

Of the 3,038 collisions in CM17, 837 (28%) were in Harlow.