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Abridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 road traffic collisions in Abridge, Epping Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 157 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
127
2,505th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
157
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
22
25 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Abridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2217%
  • Slight10482%

What the data shows

  • Abridge had 20 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 23 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Abridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 18 children under 16 were killed or injured in Abridge, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Abridge.

Where Abridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,505th
Most casualties
2,613th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,653rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday14 (11%)
  • Wednesday19 (15%)
  • Thursday16 (13%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight89 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (91%)
  • 40 mph3 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds97 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (19%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant100 (64%)
  • Pedestrian25 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (10%)
  • Cyclist7 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Abridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Abridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Abridge peaked at 8 in 1998; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202411
202323
202223
202134
202000
201957
201811
201733
201623
201500
201411
201322
201222
201134
201022
200933
200811
200755
200644
200522
200434
200322
200234
200133
200023
199944
199889
199755
199656
199566
199434
199335
199234
199168
199012
198900
198833
198745
198611
198537
198436
198311
198222
198122
198022
197947

Map of recent crashes in Abridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Abridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Abridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Abridge happened between 17 January 2012 and 17 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Abridge

Of the 127 collisions in Abridge, 107 were on the A113.

Collisions in Abridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA113107134120

Council area for Abridge

Abridge is in Epping Forest, where police recorded 27,737 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Abridge accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Abridge

All 127 collisions in Abridge were in the RM4 postcode district.