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Chelmsford road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 702 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1983, and 940 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 232 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1982 (707), and casualties fell from 948.

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

Collisions in 1983
702
Down 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
940
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
232
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious23233%
  • Slight45965%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious26829%
  • Slight66170%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 702, down 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (12%)
  • Tuesday104 (15%)
  • Wednesday112 (16%)
  • Thursday108 (15%)
  • Friday106 (15%)
  • Saturday106 (15%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.6%)
  • February45 (6.4%)
  • March55 (7.8%)
  • April51 (7.3%)
  • May67 (9.5%)
  • June61 (8.7%)
  • July60 (8.5%)
  • August71 (10%)
  • September67 (9.5%)
  • October55 (7.8%)
  • November48 (6.8%)
  • December76 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight488 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit138 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds566 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other13 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (64%)
  • Wet or damp227 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph299 (43%)
  • 40 mph110 (16%)
  • 50 mph52 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph187 (27%)
  • 70 mph54 (7.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway574 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout41 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant481 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist211 (22%)
  • Pedestrian106 (11%)
  • Cyclist88 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1573 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20288 (31%)
  • 21 to 25127 (14%)
  • 26 to 35126 (13%)
  • 36 to 45106 (11%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6546 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.8%)
  • Over 7517 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider577 (61%)
  • Passenger257 (27%)
  • Pedestrian106 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car832 (63%)
  • Motorcycle219 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 111th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
111th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
184th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1983

The A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1983: 100, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA130100126230
2ndA126597021
3rdA4145782021
4thB10072736010
5thB1009232509
6thA122212303
7thA1016193118
8thB1012172814
9thA1113161712
10thA131142006
11thB1418141605
12thA1099121803
13thA132101702
14thA106081612
15thB10086702
16thB11375703
17thB10024401

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1983

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 292.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1983

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1983: 238.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years