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Chelmsford road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 707 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1982, and 948 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 217 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (669), and casualties rose from 918.

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

Collisions in 1982
707
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
948
Up 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
17
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
217
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1982

2.4% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1982 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious21731%
  • Slight47367%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192%
  • Serious25727%
  • Slight67271%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 707, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (14%)
  • Tuesday93 (13%)
  • Wednesday93 (13%)
  • Thursday125 (18%)
  • Friday114 (16%)
  • Saturday99 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59137 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (7.6%)
  • February49 (6.9%)
  • March60 (8.5%)
  • April55 (7.8%)
  • May57 (8.1%)
  • June50 (7.1%)
  • July56 (7.9%)
  • August61 (8.6%)
  • September65 (9.2%)
  • October63 (8.9%)
  • November63 (8.9%)
  • December74 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight517 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit115 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds566 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (62%)
  • Wet or damp234 (33%)
  • Frost or ice32 (4.5%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (41%)
  • 40 mph104 (15%)
  • 50 mph62 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph210 (30%)
  • 70 mph44 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway599 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout34 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist223 (24%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist87 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant39 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4%)
  • 11 to 1567 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20266 (28%)
  • 21 to 25122 (13%)
  • 26 to 35144 (15%)
  • 36 to 45115 (12%)
  • 46 to 5587 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6556 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.2%)
  • Over 7513 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider608 (64%)
  • Passenger247 (26%)
  • Pedestrian93 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car803 (61%)
  • Motorcycle220 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes83 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 111th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
91st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1982

The A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1982: 142, including 4 fatal and 50 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA130142193450
2ndA4146288219
3rdA124863114
4thA122303836
5thB1007293605
6thA1113182605
7thB1009161806
8thB1012162713
9thA1099152202
10thB1418151907
11thA1016141916
12thA1060122203
13thA131122013
14thA132111521
15thB1137101404
16thB10087901
17thB100261204

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1982

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 291.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1982

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1982: 232.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1982, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years