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Chelmsford road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 825 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1988, and 1,202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 193 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (799), and casualties rose from 1,082.

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

Collisions in 1988
825
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
1,202
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
17
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
193
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1988

2.1% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious19323%
  • Slight61575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.6%
  • Serious22719%
  • Slight95680%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 825, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (12%)
  • Wednesday130 (16%)
  • Thursday119 (14%)
  • Friday146 (18%)
  • Saturday116 (14%)
  • Sunday97 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59142 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (10%)
  • February65 (7.9%)
  • March58 (7%)
  • April57 (6.9%)
  • May72 (8.7%)
  • June53 (6.4%)
  • July85 (10%)
  • August49 (5.9%)
  • September61 (7.4%)
  • October79 (9.6%)
  • November82 (9.9%)
  • December80 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight596 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit152 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds642 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds140 (17%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry473 (57%)
  • Wet or damp317 (38%)
  • Frost or ice30 (3.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (39%)
  • 40 mph172 (21%)
  • 50 mph56 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph211 (26%)
  • 70 mph65 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway653 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (13%)
  • Roundabout39 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant768 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist133 (11%)
  • Cyclist102 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian92 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant53 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1572 (6%)
  • 16 to 20309 (26%)
  • 21 to 25196 (16%)
  • 26 to 35205 (17%)
  • 36 to 45135 (11%)
  • 46 to 55102 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6558 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7547 (3.9%)
  • Over 7524 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider752 (63%)
  • Passenger358 (30%)
  • Pedestrian92 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,088 (70%)
  • Motorcycle132 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes106 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes85 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Chelmsford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Chelmsford ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 95th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1988

The A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1988: 144, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA130144213233
2ndA4146289119
3rdA125181511
4thB1007406416
5thA138254405
6thA122243518
7thA1113222713
8thA1099202504
9thB1009202704
10thA1016172303
11thA131162924
12thB1418152211
13thA1060142804
14thA132112002
15thB1008111604
16thB101291203
17thB113791303
18thB14174400
19thB10023502
20thB10182301

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1988

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 359.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1988

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1988: 305.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1988, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years