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Chipping Ongar road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Chipping Ongar, Epping Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 61 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
333
1,459th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
397
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
61
64 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Chipping Ongar

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight27081%

What the data shows

  • Chipping Ongar had 47 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 57 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Chipping Ongar were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Chipping Ongar are between 9am and noon, with 24% of collisions.
  • 41 children under 16 were killed or injured in Chipping Ongar, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Chipping Ongar ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,459th
Most casualties
1,536th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
1,566th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (21%)
  • Friday59 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (91%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph304 (91%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph22 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other12 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant201 (51%)
  • Pedestrian96 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Chipping Ongar road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chipping Ongar, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Chipping Ongar peaked at 16 in 1995; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202524
202444
202322
202277
202188
202044
2019914
2018714
201733
201611
201522
201446
201379
201279
201168
2010811
200977
200846
200745
200688
200555
200488
2003910
200277
200144
20001213
199956
1998910
1997910
1996911
19951617
199445
19931213
199277
199189
199057
1989911
198879
198788
198656
198579
198478
1983915
19821113
19811518
19801112
19791114

Map of recent crashes in Chipping Ongar

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Chipping Ongar

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Chipping Ongar

The 24 most recent collisions in Chipping Ongar happened between 17 August 2020 and 30 April 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Chipping Ongar

The A128 has the most collisions in Chipping Ongar, 234 of 333 (70%), followed by the A113 (45).

Collisions in Chipping Ongar on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128234278250
2ndA113455808
3rdA414101100

Council area for Chipping Ongar

Chipping Ongar is in Epping Forest, where police recorded 27,737 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Chipping Ongar accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode district for Chipping Ongar

All 333 collisions in Chipping Ongar were in the CM5 postcode district.