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Chelmsford road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 668 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1994, and 895 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1993 (597), and casualties rose from 845.

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

Collisions in 1994
668
Up 12% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
895
Up 6% on 1993
Fatal collisions
3
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1994

0.4% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1994 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious11016%
  • Slight55583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious11913%
  • Slight77286%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1994 is highlighted, with 668, up 12% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday82 (12%)
  • Tuesday112 (17%)
  • Wednesday95 (14%)
  • Thursday108 (16%)
  • Friday103 (15%)
  • Saturday98 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59102 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.1%)
  • February47 (7%)
  • March52 (7.8%)
  • April58 (8.7%)
  • May53 (7.9%)
  • June64 (9.6%)
  • July61 (9.1%)
  • August53 (7.9%)
  • September50 (7.5%)
  • October52 (7.8%)
  • November50 (7.5%)
  • December67 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight485 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds506 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds99 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other20 (3%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (64%)
  • Wet or damp217 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (42%)
  • 40 mph124 (19%)
  • 50 mph34 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph170 (25%)
  • 70 mph59 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway480 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (13%)
  • Roundabout82 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant593 (66%)
  • Cyclist111 (12%)
  • Pedestrian78 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20154 (17%)
  • 21 to 25138 (15%)
  • 26 to 35159 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (11%)
  • 46 to 5597 (11%)
  • 56 to 6563 (7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded41 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider611 (68%)
  • Passenger206 (23%)
  • Pedestrian78 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,000 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle113 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle71 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 119th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
119th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1994

The A138 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1994: 57, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA138576805
2ndA4145268110
3rdA130507516
4thA12437019
5thB1007405204
6thB1008404909
7thA1016232605
8thA1060193002
9thA1099192502
10thB1137141604
11thA13181402
12thB10098802
13thB141881000
14thA13261002
15thB10125701
16thA11143400
17thB10023500
18thB10182201
19thB10101200

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1994

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 282.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1994

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1994: 243.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1994, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years