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Chelmsford road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 803 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1986, and 1,111 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (751), and casualties rose from 1,004.

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

Collisions in 1986
803
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,111
Up 11% on 1985
Fatal collisions
18
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1986

2.2% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1986 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious19324%
  • Slight59274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal181.6%
  • Serious22320%
  • Slight87078%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 803, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday125 (16%)
  • Tuesday110 (14%)
  • Wednesday117 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (13%)
  • Friday126 (16%)
  • Saturday127 (16%)
  • Sunday97 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59125 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59143 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59188 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.6%)
  • February49 (6.1%)
  • March55 (6.8%)
  • April55 (6.8%)
  • May72 (9%)
  • June65 (8.1%)
  • July68 (8.5%)
  • August72 (9%)
  • September61 (7.6%)
  • October89 (11%)
  • November71 (8.8%)
  • December85 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight578 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds628 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry477 (59%)
  • Wet or damp276 (34%)
  • Frost or ice36 (4.5%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph349 (43%)
  • 40 mph161 (20%)
  • 50 mph49 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph183 (23%)
  • 70 mph61 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway647 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (9.8%)
  • Roundabout58 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant652 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist179 (16%)
  • Cyclist116 (10%)
  • Pedestrian88 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant49 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1035 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1563 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20321 (29%)
  • 21 to 25152 (14%)
  • 26 to 35191 (17%)
  • 36 to 45109 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5581 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7561 (5.5%)
  • Over 7523 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider710 (64%)
  • Passenger313 (28%)
  • Pedestrian88 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,017 (66%)
  • Motorcycle187 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle119 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Chelmsford ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 99th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
99th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1986

The A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1986: 126, including 6 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA130126184628
2ndA126690018
3rdA4145983118
4thB1007415519
5thA122364616
6thA1113344828
7thA131265123
8thA1099192104
9thB1009182817
10thA132162004
11thA1016131805
12thB1418132006
13thB10027902
14thB10127802
15thB11377802
16thB10084400
17thA10603702
18thA1381100
19thB4141100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1986

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 287.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1986

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1986: 232.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years