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Chelmsford road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 687 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1979, and 910 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 221 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 25,575 collisions in Chelmsford.

Collisions in 1979
687
Casualties in 1979
910
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
221
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1979

2% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1979 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious22132%
  • Slight45266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.9%
  • Serious26229%
  • Slight63169%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 687.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (12%)
  • Tuesday106 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday119 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59171 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59101 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (5.8%)
  • February43 (6.3%)
  • March60 (8.7%)
  • April48 (7%)
  • May63 (9.2%)
  • June59 (8.6%)
  • July53 (7.7%)
  • August49 (7.1%)
  • September61 (8.9%)
  • October65 (9.5%)
  • November77 (11%)
  • December69 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight474 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds525 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Other19 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry419 (61%)
  • Wet or damp218 (32%)
  • Frost or ice33 (4.8%)
  • Snow15 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph318 (46%)
  • 40 mph67 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph50 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph252 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway579 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (25%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)
  • Cyclist87 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20265 (29%)
  • 21 to 25127 (14%)
  • 26 to 35122 (13%)
  • 36 to 4590 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5580 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.7%)
  • Over 757 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider572 (63%)
  • Passenger238 (26%)
  • Pedestrian100 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car775 (60%)
  • Motorcycle242 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Chelmsford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Chelmsford ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 118th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1979

The A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1979: 93, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13093125328
2ndA126498224
3rdA4146283122
4thA1223855012
5thB1007303505
6thB1009293225
7thA131163009
8thA1113141606
9thA1016111412
10thB1008111203
11thA1060101615
12thA132101811
13thB1012101903
14thB1418101212
15thB113791304
16thA10997700
17thB10021201

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1979

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 290.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1979

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1979: 256.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years