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Theydon Bois road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Theydon Bois, Epping Forest, from 1979 to 2025, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 54 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
311
1,518th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
402
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
54
63 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Theydon Bois

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal92.9%
  • Serious5417%
  • Slight24880%

What the data shows

  • Theydon Bois had 51 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 58 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Theydon Bois were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 37 children under 16 were killed or injured in Theydon Bois, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Theydon Bois.

Where Theydon Bois ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,518th
Most casualties
1,517th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
1,661st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (11%)
  • Tuesday45 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (14%)
  • Friday51 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph265 (85%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph19 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant240 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (15%)
  • Cyclist51 (13%)
  • Pedestrian41 (10%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Theydon Bois road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Theydon Bois, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Theydon Bois peaked at 16 in 1998; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202455
202344
202299
202166
202022
201933
201855
2017915
201644
201566
201488
201344
201233
201144
2010912
200946
2008813
200756
2006710
200566
20041115
20031113
200269
200178
200045
19991114
19981619
199768
19961113
19951012
199468
1993911
199244
199177
199055
198947
1988810
1987712
198647
198559
1984813
198346
1982817
19811118
198033
19791014

Map of recent crashes in Theydon Bois

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Theydon Bois

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Theydon Bois

The 24 most recent collisions in Theydon Bois happened between 16 November 2021 and 19 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Theydon Bois

Of the 311 collisions in Theydon Bois, 206 were on the B172.

Collisions in Theydon Bois on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB172206260432

Council area for Theydon Bois

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

Postcode district for Theydon Bois

All 311 collisions in Theydon Bois were in the CM16 postcode district.