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CM5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,105 road traffic collisions in the CM5 postcode district, Epping Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,948 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 57 were fatal and 548 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, up 48% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
2,105
1,705th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,948
1.40 per collision
Fatal collisions
57
60 people killed
Serious collisions
548
661 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Up 48% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
49
Up 104% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CM5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal572.7%
  • Serious54826%
  • Slight1,50071%

What the data shows

  • CM5 had 266 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 329 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in CM5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 208 children under 16 were killed or injured in CM5, 7.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in CM5.

Where CM5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,705th
Most casualties
1,673rd
Most fatal collisions
1,003rd
Most serious collisions
1,356th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday269 (13%)
  • Tuesday268 (13%)
  • Wednesday286 (14%)
  • Thursday318 (15%)
  • Friday354 (17%)
  • Saturday312 (15%)
  • Sunday298 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,530 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting439 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,986 (94%)
  • Roundabout66 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph565 (27%)
  • 40 mph96 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph56 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph1,326 (63%)
  • 70 mph61 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,632 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds283 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds28 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist26 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other82 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,949 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist407 (14%)
  • Pedestrian214 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist121 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant121 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)53 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CM5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CM5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CM5 peaked at 74 in 1982; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253149
20242124
20232133
20222530
20213650
20202123
20192741
20183148
20173146
20162227
20152331
20143350
20133245
20123140
20112433
20103644
20093645
20083750
20073140
20064664
20053039
20044659
20035167
20025378
20016379
20007099
19994872
199872107
19976382
19965770
19955777
19944053
19934661
19923548
19915374
19905478
19896897
19886497
19876380
19865074
19855684
19845381
19835791
198274101
198165107
19806086
19796294

Map of recent crashes in CM5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CM5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CM5

The 24 most recent collisions in CM5 happened between 26 April and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CM5

The A414 has the most collisions in CM5, 612 of 2,105 (29%), followed by the A113 (308).

Collisions in CM5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA41461293731162
2ndA113308492998
3rdA128297358462
4thB1842763521183

Council areas covering CM5

Collisions in CM5 were recorded in 5 council areas. Epping Forest has 2,049 of 2,105 (97%).

Collisions in CM5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEpping Forest2,0492,87856537
2ndUttlesford202904
3rdBrentwood161912
4thChelmsford8903
5thHarlow5500

Towns in CM5

Collisions in CM5 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Chipping Ongar (333) and Shelley (125).