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Loughton road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,005 road traffic collisions in Loughton, Epping Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 508 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 23 collisions, down 21% on 2024 (29).

Collisions since 1979
3,005
331st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
3,758
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
508
554 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
23
Down 21% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
34
Up 10% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Loughton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal230.8%
  • Serious50817%
  • Slight2,47482%

What the data shows

  • Loughton had 334 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 495 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Loughton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 518 children under 16 were killed or injured in Loughton, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Loughton.

Where Loughton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
331st
Most casualties
332nd
Most fatal collisions
433rd
Most serious collisions
335th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday402 (13%)
  • Tuesday432 (14%)
  • Wednesday460 (15%)
  • Thursday440 (15%)
  • Friday500 (17%)
  • Saturday454 (15%)
  • Sunday317 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,161 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit769 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown35 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,747 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout86 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph2,939 (98%)
  • 40 mph28 (0.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph20 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,447 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds397 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist17 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Other52 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded32 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,098 (56%)
  • Pedestrian839 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist385 (10%)
  • Cyclist210 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant114 (3%)
  • Van occupant62 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Loughton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Loughton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Loughton peaked at 117 in 1993; 2025 had 23.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 23
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252334
20242931
20233341
20223842
20212732
20202125
20193342
20183642
20175365
20164150
20155057
20145060
20133946
20123952
20115062
20105168
20094960
20084752
20075875
20066279
20058398
20045768
20037086
20026271
20017997
20006988
199986115
199882105
199790106
199679102
199582101
19947496
1993117145
19928198
199198122
1990115153
1989104122
1988112137
1987117153
198692129
198598119
1984112150
1983107139
1982108141
198100
198011
197911

Map of recent crashes in Loughton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Loughton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Loughton

The 24 most recent collisions in Loughton happened between 20 December 2024 and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Loughton

The A121 has the most collisions in Loughton, 812 of 3,005 (27%), followed by the A1168 (421).

Collisions in Loughton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1218121,0084132
2ndA1168421557473
3rdA1124400
4thA1134701
5thA1043300

Council areas covering Loughton

Collisions in Loughton were recorded in 2 council areas. Epping Forest has 2,970 of 3,005 (99%).

Collisions in Loughton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEpping Forest2,9703,71422503
2ndRedbridge314015

Postcode district for Loughton

All 3,005 collisions in Loughton were in the IG10 postcode district.