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Chelmsford road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 656 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1980, and 914 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 235 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (687), and casualties rose from 910.

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

Collisions in 1980
656
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
914
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
23
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
235
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1980

3.5% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1980 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal233.5%
  • Serious23536%
  • Slight39861%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.6%
  • Serious28431%
  • Slight60666%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 656, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (13%)
  • Tuesday99 (15%)
  • Wednesday94 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (13%)
  • Friday118 (18%)
  • Saturday101 (15%)
  • Sunday72 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59134 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.5%)
  • February41 (6.3%)
  • March56 (8.5%)
  • April43 (6.6%)
  • May53 (8.1%)
  • June54 (8.2%)
  • July67 (10%)
  • August67 (10%)
  • September57 (8.7%)
  • October64 (9.8%)
  • November49 (7.5%)
  • December56 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight470 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds510 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry383 (58%)
  • Wet or damp249 (38%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph246 (38%)
  • 40 mph103 (16%)
  • 50 mph69 (11%)
  • 60 mph125 (19%)
  • 70 mph113 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway555 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (7%)
  • Roundabout35 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist225 (25%)
  • Pedestrian89 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist72 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant55 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20291 (32%)
  • 21 to 25104 (11%)
  • 26 to 35119 (13%)
  • 36 to 4594 (10%)
  • 46 to 5567 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6583 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider582 (64%)
  • Passenger243 (27%)
  • Pedestrian89 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car725 (60%)
  • Motorcycle229 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 127th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
72nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1980

The A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1980: 125, including 5 fatal and 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA130125195541
2ndA126390325
3rdA4144663215
4thB10073654114
5thA1222427011
6thA1113202807
7thB1009141913
8thA131133016
9thB1012132017
10thA1099121507
11thA1060101612
12thA132101704
13thB11377913
14thA10165610
15thB14185701
16thB10083301
17thB14172200
18thA1341101
19thB10021501

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1980

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 280.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1980

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1980: 260.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years