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IG9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,327 road traffic collisions in the IG9 postcode district, Epping Forest, from 1980 to 2025, and 1,731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 227 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 11 in 2024.

Collisions since 1980
1,327
2,048th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,731
1.30 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
20 people killed
Serious collisions
227
262 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
11 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
12 in 2024

Road collision statistics for IG9

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2025

  • Fatal191.4%
  • Serious22717%
  • Slight1,08181%

What the data shows

  • IG9 had 122 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 183 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in IG9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 154 children under 16 were killed or injured in IG9, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in IG9.

Where IG9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,048th
Most casualties
2,097th
Most fatal collisions
2,186th
Most serious collisions
2,180th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday190 (14%)
  • Tuesday201 (15%)
  • Wednesday183 (14%)
  • Thursday167 (13%)
  • Friday210 (16%)
  • Saturday209 (16%)
  • Sunday167 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight905 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit388 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,248 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph1,127 (85%)
  • 40 mph121 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph58 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,032 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds206 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (2%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,138 (66%)
  • Pedestrian219 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (12%)
  • Cyclist77 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant55 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

IG9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in IG9, 1980 to 2025

Collisions in IG9 peaked at 63 in 1982; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251415
20241112
2023910
20221618
20211314
2020910
2019715
20181314
20172127
201699
20151320
20142630
20131316
20122125
20111923
20102030
20091116
20081721
20072030
20062336
20052122
20041928
20031722
20022738
20013134
20004355
19994149
19984156
19975677
19963646
19953238
19945063
19934251
19925578
19915369
19904864
19894657
19885365
19874656
19864267
19856080
19845266
19834761
19826397
198100
198011

Map of recent crashes in IG9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in IG9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in IG9

The 24 most recent collisions in IG9 happened between 23 March 2024 and 1 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in IG9

The A121 has the most collisions in IG9, 251 of 1,327 (19%), followed by the B170 (234).

Collisions in IG9 on each road, 1980 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA121251343341
2ndB170234308434
3rdA104178241241
4thA1069324229
5thA11151912

Council areas covering IG9

Collisions in IG9 were recorded in 3 council areas. Epping Forest has 1,152 of 1,327 (87%).

Collisions in IG9 by council area, 1980 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEpping Forest1,1521,51015201
2ndRedbridge167212325
3rdWaltham Forest7811

Towns in IG9

Collisions in IG9 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Buckhurst Hill (1,069) and Redbridge (93).