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Chelmsford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 25,575 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025, and 34,247 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 426 were fatal and 5,528 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 307 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (300), and casualties fell from 393 to 378.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
25,575
120th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34,247
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
426
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
307
Up 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Chelmsford

1.7% of collisions in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4261.7%
  • Serious5,52822%
  • Slight19,62177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4561.3%
  • Serious6,39319%
  • Slight27,39880%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. In 2025 there were 307, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 307
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025307378
2024300393
2023324425
2022340448
2021256334
2020250336
2019289381
2018335424
2017318402
2016348435
2015360463
2014351450
2013376465
2012382465
2011435565
2010438579
2009434561
2008465568
2007521673
2006578745
2005571785
2004646856
2003584779
2002555735
2001624802
2000628844
1999676913
1998648887
1997655867
1996582782
1995606843
1994668895
1993597845
1992625829
1991615850
19907161,011
19898321,171
19888251,202
19877991,082
19868031,111
19857511,004
19847411,034
1983702940
1982707948
1981669918
1980656914
1979687910

When and where crashes happen in Chelmsford

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,578 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,795 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,805 (15%)
  • Thursday3,851 (15%)
  • Friday4,242 (17%)
  • Saturday3,488 (14%)
  • Sunday2,816 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59934 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59434 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,824 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,669 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,404 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,098 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,877 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,335 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,158 (8.4%)
  • February1,816 (7.1%)
  • March2,018 (7.9%)
  • April1,905 (7.4%)
  • May2,144 (8.4%)
  • June2,090 (8.2%)
  • July2,229 (8.7%)
  • August2,083 (8.1%)
  • September2,219 (8.7%)
  • October2,354 (9.2%)
  • November2,293 (9%)
  • December2,266 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,487 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,213 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,562 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown212 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit101 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,415 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,254 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds358 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds300 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist297 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds124 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.1%)
  • Other663 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded135 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry16,671 (65%)
  • Wet or damp8,092 (32%)
  • Frost or ice597 (2.3%)
  • Snow120 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep57 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel16 (0.1%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph85 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph10,584 (41%)
  • 40 mph4,733 (19%)
  • 50 mph1,005 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph6,198 (24%)
  • 70 mph2,968 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway18,452 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway3,660 (14%)
  • Roundabout2,692 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road694 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded77 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21,071 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist4,581 (13%)
  • Cyclist3,127 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian3,124 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant1,125 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)410 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant378 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant127 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant125 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant117 (0.3%)
  • Other39 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5531 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10910 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 151,777 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 207,176 (21%)
  • 21 to 254,625 (14%)
  • 26 to 355,879 (17%)
  • 36 to 454,551 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,452 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,294 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 751,399 (4.1%)
  • Over 75915 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded738 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22,673 (66%)
  • Passenger8,450 (25%)
  • Pedestrian3,124 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car34,225 (71%)
  • Motorcycle4,684 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle3,272 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,721 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,800 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach602 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle325 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car272 (0.6%)
  • Minibus144 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown47 (0.1%)
  • Other92 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Chelmsford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Chelmsford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chelmsford ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 120th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 113th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
117thCarmarthenshire25,61937,0115967,185
118thBury25,61234,5932963,087
119thLuton25,59933,2832613,575
120thChelmsford (this area)25,57534,2474265,528
121stKingston upon Thames25,51530,7412243,927
122ndReigate and Banstead25,20634,3633003,889
123rdSt. Helens25,13735,2433833,718

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford, with 1,003 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes

The A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025: 2,661, including 65 fatal and 583 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1302,6613,78865583
2ndA121,9602,87762433
3rdA4141,8382,57847447
4thB10071,1311,49314221
5thA1381,1131,4598157
6thA10609141,33128189
7thB10088251,0385155
8thA101667488111144
9thA10995576574105
10thA13253881027110
11thB11375066558109
12thB10094966046115
13thA1114462596883
14thA13143673217110
15thB1418365511784
16thA122333429887
17thA1113269335473
18thB1012253357563
19thB1002100146131
20thA12455875112

Towns in Chelmsford

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 10,423.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025: 9,115.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford

Of the latest 24 crashes in Chelmsford, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity