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Chelmsford road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 628 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2000, and 844 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1999 (676), and casualties fell from 913.

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

Collisions in 2000
628
Down 7% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
844
Down 8% on 1999
Fatal collisions
12
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2000

1.9% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious8313%
  • Slight53385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.4%
  • Serious9711%
  • Slight73587%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 628, down 7% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (13%)
  • Tuesday92 (15%)
  • Wednesday84 (13%)
  • Thursday89 (14%)
  • Friday112 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (9.7%)
  • February58 (9.2%)
  • March66 (11%)
  • April51 (8.1%)
  • May58 (9.2%)
  • June56 (8.9%)
  • July40 (6.4%)
  • August48 (7.6%)
  • September54 (8.6%)
  • October47 (7.5%)
  • November43 (6.8%)
  • December46 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight451 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds482 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (16%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry378 (60%)
  • Wet or damp228 (36%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.2%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (40%)
  • 40 mph143 (23%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph168 (27%)
  • 70 mph58 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (69%)
  • Roundabout93 (15%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant571 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9%)
  • Cyclist61 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20147 (17%)
  • 21 to 25114 (14%)
  • 26 to 35146 (17%)
  • 36 to 45132 (16%)
  • 46 to 5582 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6558 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded50 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (65%)
  • Passenger221 (26%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car901 (76%)
  • Motorcycle79 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 124th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2000

The A414 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2000: 68, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4146896312
2ndA13064101110
3rdA138546703
4thA12324904
5thB1008294006
6thB1137273011
7thA1060243321
8thB1007212612
9thA1016161902
10thA131131602
11thB1418131302
12thA1099121501
13thA1114111811
14thA132101511
15thB100981200
16thB10125803
17thA10121100
18thB10021101
19thB10181100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2000

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 256.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2000

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2000: 224.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years