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Chelmsford road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 676 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1999, and 913 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (648), and casualties rose from 887.

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

Collisions in 1999
676
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
913
Up 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1999 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious12118%
  • Slight54581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious15016%
  • Slight75382%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 676, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (15%)
  • Tuesday98 (14%)
  • Wednesday120 (18%)
  • Thursday83 (12%)
  • Friday122 (18%)
  • Saturday89 (13%)
  • Sunday61 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59109 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8%)
  • February42 (6.2%)
  • March61 (9%)
  • April49 (7.2%)
  • May69 (10%)
  • June44 (6.5%)
  • July50 (7.4%)
  • August54 (8%)
  • September66 (9.8%)
  • October74 (11%)
  • November50 (7.4%)
  • December63 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight494 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds533 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other25 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry445 (66%)
  • Wet or damp208 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.4%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.6%)
  • Mud3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (40%)
  • 40 mph123 (18%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph207 (31%)
  • 70 mph57 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway479 (71%)
  • Roundabout92 (14%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant599 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (10%)
  • Pedestrian83 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist68 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant41 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20164 (18%)
  • 21 to 25110 (12%)
  • 26 to 35183 (20%)
  • 36 to 45121 (13%)
  • 46 to 55105 (12%)
  • 56 to 6553 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.5%)
  • Over 7532 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded47 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider597 (65%)
  • Passenger233 (26%)
  • Pedestrian83 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car956 (75%)
  • Motorcycle98 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 114th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1999

The A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1999: 70, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13070114213
2ndA1386485111
3rdA414526908
4thA12386815
5thA1060304728
6thB1007304006
7thB1008233004
8thB1137182404
9thA1016172214
10thA132161903
11thA1099151702
12thA131132211
13thB1009121502
14thB10127902
15thB14187802
16thA11146802
17thB10021100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1999

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 252.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1999

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1999: 244.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1999, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years