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Roydon (Epping Forest) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 117 road traffic collisions in Roydon, Epping Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 159 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
117
2,617th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
159
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
22
25 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Roydon

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2219%
  • Slight9480%

What the data shows

  • Roydon had 12 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 40% fewer than the 20 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Roydon were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Roydon are between 6pm and 9pm, with 18% of collisions.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in Roydon, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Roydon ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,617th
Most casualties
2,595th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,653rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday15 (13%)
  • Wednesday11 (9.4%)
  • Thursday18 (15%)
  • Friday34 (29%)
  • Saturday17 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight75 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway114 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph88 (75%)
  • 40 mph9 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (15%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant98 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist14 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Roydon road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Roydon, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Roydon peaked at 9 in 1979; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202414
202323
202233
202100
202011
201912
201800
201712
201633
201500
201414
201300
201200
201122
201022
200946
200811
200744
200666
2005510
200422
200367
200246
200145
200055
199933
199812
199747
199622
199533
199444
199325
199245
199111
199022
198957
198800
198722
198644
198523
198424
198334
198222
198122
198023
1979916

Map of recent crashes in Roydon

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Roydon

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Roydon

The 24 most recent collisions in Roydon happened between 24 August 2007 and 12 October 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Roydon

Of the 117 collisions in Roydon, 69 were on the B181.

Collisions in Roydon on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1816994012

Council areas covering Roydon

Collisions in Roydon were recorded in 2 council areas. Epping Forest has 113 of 117 (97%).

Collisions in Roydon by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stEpping Forest113155122
2ndHarlow4400

Postcode district for Roydon

All 117 collisions in Roydon were in the CM19 postcode district.