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Chelmsford road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 741 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1984, and 1,034 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 232 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (702), and casualties rose from 940.

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

Collisions in 1984
741
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,034
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
13
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
232
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1984

1.8% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious23231%
  • Slight49667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious28828%
  • Slight73271%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 741, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (13%)
  • Tuesday117 (16%)
  • Wednesday115 (16%)
  • Thursday109 (15%)
  • Friday122 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (13%)
  • Sunday85 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5992 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (6.2%)
  • February50 (6.7%)
  • March46 (6.2%)
  • April60 (8.1%)
  • May75 (10%)
  • June54 (7.3%)
  • July54 (7.3%)
  • August55 (7.4%)
  • September72 (9.7%)
  • October88 (12%)
  • November78 (11%)
  • December63 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit137 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds586 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry465 (63%)
  • Wet or damp251 (34%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph306 (41%)
  • 40 mph132 (18%)
  • 50 mph54 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph197 (27%)
  • 70 mph52 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway634 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant561 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (22%)
  • Cyclist96 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian90 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant35 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3%)
  • 11 to 1559 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20348 (34%)
  • 21 to 25114 (11%)
  • 26 to 35156 (15%)
  • 36 to 45114 (11%)
  • 46 to 5586 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6554 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (3.5%)
  • Over 7523 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider665 (64%)
  • Passenger279 (27%)
  • Pedestrian90 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car913 (64%)
  • Motorcycle234 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle100 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 112th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1984

The A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1984: 107, including 4 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA130107159431
2ndA126188218
3rdA4146077017
4thA1223848112
5thB10072843011
6thB10092532011
7thA132213214
8thA1113202404
9thA1016182308
10thA131164124
11thA1099131405
12thB1008111304
13thB1012111304
14thB1418111302
15thB1137101302
16thA106071414
17thA10092200
18thB10022301

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1984

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 304.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1984

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1984: 250.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1984, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years