Skip to main content
CrashStats

EN9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,765 road traffic collisions in the EN9 postcode district, Epping Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,732 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 88 were fatal and 902 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 61 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (57).

Collisions since 1979
4,765
625th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,732
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
88
93 people killed
Serious collisions
902
1,115 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
61
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
82
Up 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for EN9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal881.8%
  • Serious90219%
  • Slight3,77579%

What the data shows

  • EN9 had 637 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 23% fewer than the 822 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in EN9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 566 children under 16 were killed or injured in EN9, 8.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in EN9.

Where EN9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
625th
Most casualties
535th
Most fatal collisions
404th
Most serious collisions
540th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday651 (14%)
  • Tuesday635 (13%)
  • Wednesday687 (14%)
  • Thursday713 (15%)
  • Friday801 (17%)
  • Saturday634 (13%)
  • Sunday644 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,312 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit959 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting417 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown52 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,431 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway992 (21%)
  • Roundabout269 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,194 (46%)
  • 40 mph538 (11%)
  • 50 mph82 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph1,031 (22%)
  • 70 mph900 (19%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,696 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds722 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds54 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist41 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other139 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,826 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist579 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian466 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant319 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist262 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)111 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant46 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

EN9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in EN9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in EN9 peaked at 177 in 1990; 2025 had 61.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 61
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256182
20245771
20235683
20226188
202174118
20206189
20195988
20185781
20176290
201689125
20157293
201475117
201377107
201273105
201179114
201099120
200982101
200889118
200787120
200689118
200593133
2004126189
2003100132
2002119174
2001109152
2000120169
1999123182
1998114171
1997161226
1996175261
1995150210
1994128181
1993135189
1992113155
1991158215
1990177256
1989158226
1988136179
1987170234
1986153206
1985114169
1984138193
1983110152
1982135203
19812843
19803157
19793247

Map of recent crashes in EN9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in EN9

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in EN9

The 24 most recent collisions in EN9 happened between 8 September and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in EN9

The A121 has the most collisions in EN9, 895 of 4,765 (19%), followed by the M25 (866).

Collisions in EN9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1218951,20915138
2ndM258661,26115134
3rdB1946711,01120150
4thA112376497875
5thB18187129010
6thB1214400
7thA4083501
8thB13933301
9thB1843501

Council areas covering EN9

Collisions in EN9 were recorded in 8 council areas. Epping Forest has 4,658 of 4,765 (98%).

Collisions in EN9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEpping Forest4,6586,59086887
2ndBroxbourne536505
3rdHarlow101513
4thHavering101201
5thWaltham Forest91311
6thRedbridge81201
7thEnfield71100
8thHillingdon3501

Towns in EN9

Collisions in EN9 were recorded in 5 towns, led by Waltham Abbey (1,610) and Lower Nazeing (325).