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Chigwell road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,267 road traffic collisions in Chigwell, Epping Forest, from 1982 to 2025, and 1,713 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 217 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1982
1,267
641st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,713
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
13 people killed
Serious collisions
217
255 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Chigwell

Collisions by severity, 1982 to 2025

  • Fatal110.9%
  • Serious21717%
  • Slight1,03982%

What the data shows

  • Chigwell had 129 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 182 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Chigwell were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 204 children under 16 were killed or injured in Chigwell, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Chigwell.

Where Chigwell ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
641st
Most casualties
607th
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
672nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday183 (14%)
  • Tuesday166 (13%)
  • Wednesday176 (14%)
  • Thursday186 (15%)
  • Friday201 (16%)
  • Saturday203 (16%)
  • Sunday152 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight870 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit372 (29%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,185 (94%)
  • Roundabout40 (3.2%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph1,216 (96%)
  • 40 mph24 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph21 (1.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,022 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds182 (14%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,169 (68%)
  • Pedestrian176 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist78 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant57 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Chigwell road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chigwell, 1982 to 2025

Collisions in Chigwell peaked at 66 in 1986; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251420
20241215
20231422
20221010
20212129
202068
201979
20181821
20171744
20161010
20151421
20141617
20132130
20121719
20112127
20102123
20092028
20081524
20072034
20061724
20052941
20042129
20032034
20023036
20013341
20003857
19994963
19984058
19973349
19963847
19952937
19943643
19932934
19923647
19913958
19905873
19893957
19884158
19876181
19866678
19855269
19844867
19834653
19824568

Map of recent crashes in Chigwell

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Chigwell

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Chigwell

The 24 most recent collisions in Chigwell happened between 26 March 2024 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Chigwell

The B173 has the most collisions in Chigwell, 389 of 1,267 (31%), followed by the A113 (344).

Collisions in Chigwell on each road, 1982 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB173389521369
2ndA113344448658
3rdA123235344033
4thB170334805
5thA1168111711
6thA1738901

Council areas covering Chigwell

Collisions in Chigwell were recorded in 2 council areas. Epping Forest has 1,204 of 1,267 (95%).

Collisions in Chigwell by council area, 1982 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEpping Forest1,2041,63511208
2ndRedbridge637809

Postcode districts in Chigwell

Collisions in Chigwell were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by IG7 (1,208) and IG8 (53).