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North Weald Bassett road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in North Weald Bassett, Epping Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 56 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
306
1,532nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
396
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
56
62 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for North Weald Bassett

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight24480%

What the data shows

  • North Weald Bassett had 45 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 54 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in North Weald Bassett were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 56 children under 16 were killed or injured in North Weald Bassett, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in North Weald Bassett.

Where North Weald Bassett ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,532nd
Most casualties
1,538th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,627th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (17%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (11%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (18%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (82%)
  • Roundabout32 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph193 (63%)
  • 40 mph66 (22%)
  • 60 mph27 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant241 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (14%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

North Weald Bassett road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Weald Bassett, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in North Weald Bassett peaked at 10 in 2001; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202400
202322
202266
202167
202044
201935
201888
2017510
2016813
201533
2014711
201366
201245
201156
201068
200979
200823
200767
2006810
200566
200467
200344
200299
20011014
200099
199967
1998710
1997716
1996911
1995812
19941017
1993810
199255
1991916
19901011
198946
1988610
1987910
19861012
198566
19841014
198355
1982912
198166
1980912
19791013

Map of recent crashes in North Weald Bassett

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in North Weald Bassett

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in North Weald Bassett

The 24 most recent collisions in North Weald Bassett happened between 7 January 2019 and 17 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in North Weald Bassett

The B181 has the most collisions in North Weald Bassett, 203 of 306 (66%), followed by the A414 (36).

Collisions in North Weald Bassett on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB181203264537
2ndA414364205
3rdM11183212

Council area for North Weald Bassett

North Weald Bassett is in Epping Forest, where police recorded 27,737 collisions from 1979 to 2025. North Weald Bassett accounts for 1.1% of them.

Postcode district for North Weald Bassett

All 306 collisions in North Weald Bassett were in the CM16 postcode district.