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Chelmsford road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 799 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1987, and 1,082 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 213 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986 (803), and casualties fell from 1,111.

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

Collisions in 1987
799
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,082
Down 3% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
213
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1987

1.4% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious21327%
  • Slight57572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious24423%
  • Slight82776%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 799, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday104 (13%)
  • Tuesday110 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (15%)
  • Thursday133 (17%)
  • Friday121 (15%)
  • Saturday110 (14%)
  • Sunday99 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59106 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59147 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59187 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (5.5%)
  • February54 (6.8%)
  • March63 (7.9%)
  • April58 (7.3%)
  • May71 (8.9%)
  • June73 (9.1%)
  • July70 (8.8%)
  • August67 (8.4%)
  • September74 (9.3%)
  • October69 (8.6%)
  • November74 (9.3%)
  • December82 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight558 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit154 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds622 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds129 (16%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry454 (57%)
  • Wet or damp311 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.1%)
  • Snow9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph350 (44%)
  • 40 mph155 (19%)
  • 50 mph36 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph194 (24%)
  • 70 mph64 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway626 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (11%)
  • Roundabout58 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant643 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (15%)
  • Cyclist108 (10%)
  • Pedestrian99 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant39 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1040 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1564 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20299 (28%)
  • 21 to 25183 (17%)
  • 26 to 35162 (15%)
  • 36 to 45139 (13%)
  • 46 to 5578 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6550 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (2.5%)
  • Over 7521 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider692 (64%)
  • Passenger291 (27%)
  • Pedestrian99 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,025 (69%)
  • Motorcycle160 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 92nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1987

The A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1987: 128, including 3 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA130128169331
2ndA4146697117
3rdA1223947012
4thA123766013
5thB1007324308
6thA1113262708
7thA1016233202
8thB1009232915
9thA138202708
10thA132182812
11thA1099171806
12thB1418142313
13thA131122425
14thA106091603
15thB113791001
16thB101281303
17thB10086601
18thB10024401
19thB14122201
20thB14172200

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1987

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 349.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1987

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1987: 271.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1987, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years