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Chelmsford road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 832 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1989, and 1,171 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1988 (825), and casualties fell from 1,202.

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

Collisions in 1989
832
Up 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,171
Down 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
16
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious17521%
  • Slight64177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious20818%
  • Slight94781%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 832, up 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (13%)
  • Tuesday99 (12%)
  • Wednesday113 (14%)
  • Thursday126 (15%)
  • Friday134 (16%)
  • Saturday152 (18%)
  • Sunday99 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5990 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59123 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59154 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59195 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59132 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (10%)
  • February52 (6.3%)
  • March65 (7.8%)
  • April58 (7%)
  • May69 (8.3%)
  • June79 (9.5%)
  • July85 (10%)
  • August55 (6.6%)
  • September53 (6.4%)
  • October75 (9%)
  • November67 (8.1%)
  • December89 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight606 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit127 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting88 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds676 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (14%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry529 (64%)
  • Wet or damp291 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph311 (37%)
  • 40 mph189 (23%)
  • 50 mph31 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph223 (27%)
  • 70 mph78 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway629 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway108 (13%)
  • Roundabout65 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant748 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (12%)
  • Cyclist110 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian92 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant50 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1566 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20300 (26%)
  • 21 to 25183 (16%)
  • 26 to 35187 (16%)
  • 36 to 45161 (14%)
  • 46 to 5577 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6565 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.2%)
  • Over 7524 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider745 (64%)
  • Passenger334 (29%)
  • Pedestrian92 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,088 (71%)
  • Motorcycle137 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle115 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 106th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
92nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
96th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1989

The A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1989: 147, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA130147212328
2ndA41473107314
3rdA12488239
4thA1113303709
5thB1007284007
6thA122243006
7thA131203504
8thA1016192514
9thA132192814
10thA1060173205
11thA138172307
12thB1009131504
13thA1099101103
14thB1012101402
15thB1418101203
16thB113791404
17thB100261200
18thB10085600
19thA11161100
20thB10161100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1989

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 331.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1989

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1989: 267.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years