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Chelmsford road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 648 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1998, and 887 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1997 (655), and casualties rose from 867.

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

Collisions in 1998
648
Down 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
887
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1998

1.1% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious10717%
  • Slight53482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.8%
  • Serious12915%
  • Slight75185%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 648, down 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday108 (17%)
  • Wednesday98 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (16%)
  • Friday81 (13%)
  • Saturday104 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59107 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.3%)
  • February46 (7.1%)
  • March54 (8.3%)
  • April44 (6.8%)
  • May56 (8.6%)
  • June52 (8%)
  • July55 (8.5%)
  • August59 (9.1%)
  • September52 (8%)
  • October71 (11%)
  • November57 (8.8%)
  • December55 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight462 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Other32 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry397 (61%)
  • Wet or damp235 (36%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph239 (37%)
  • 40 mph108 (17%)
  • 50 mph35 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph197 (30%)
  • 70 mph69 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (71%)
  • Roundabout94 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant628 (71%)
  • Cyclist84 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian64 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (7%)
  • Van occupant31 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20142 (16%)
  • 21 to 2595 (11%)
  • 26 to 35198 (22%)
  • 36 to 45134 (15%)
  • 46 to 5592 (10%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7522 (2.5%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded48 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider588 (66%)
  • Passenger235 (26%)
  • Pedestrian64 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car967 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle63 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 123rd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1998

The A138 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1998: 66, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA138667904
2ndA130578208
3rdA4145076011
4thA12436226
5thB1007333923
6thA1016263607
7thB1008252904
8thA1099212302
9thB1137202704
10thA132163215
11thA1060111702
12thB141891800
13thA13181702
14thB10095600
15thA11144402
16thB10124801
17thB10022210
18thB10101300
19thB10191100
20thB10221101

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1998

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 258.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1998

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1998: 226.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years