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Chelmsford road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2001, and 802 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2000 (628), and casualties fell from 844.

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

Collisions in 2001
624
Down 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
802
Down 5% on 2000
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2001

2.9% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious9716%
  • Slight50982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious11014%
  • Slight67484%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 624, down 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (16%)
  • Tuesday99 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (12%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (10%)
  • February39 (6.3%)
  • March55 (8.8%)
  • April48 (7.7%)
  • May51 (8.2%)
  • June50 (8%)
  • July55 (8.8%)
  • August45 (7.2%)
  • September64 (10%)
  • October43 (6.9%)
  • November57 (9.1%)
  • December54 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight450 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds492 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (15%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (59%)
  • Wet or damp232 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (39%)
  • 40 mph127 (20%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph185 (30%)
  • 70 mph58 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (16%)
  • Roundabout84 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant560 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (11%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian53 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20127 (16%)
  • 21 to 25102 (13%)
  • 26 to 35184 (23%)
  • 36 to 4599 (12%)
  • 46 to 55101 (13%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded29 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider575 (72%)
  • Passenger174 (22%)
  • Pedestrian53 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car891 (75%)
  • Motorcycle89 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Chelmsford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chelmsford ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 121st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2001

Marconi, Chelmsford, CM1 1SJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2001, with 53 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2001

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2001: 54, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12547249
2ndA130537238
3rdA138525704
4thA414445917
5thB1008262703
6thB1007253103
7thA1060173114
8thA1016162001
9thA1114131912
10thB1012131602
11thB1418131713
12thA131111401
13thA132111710
14thB1137101411
15thB100991110
16thA10996701
17thB10104400
18thB10023401
19thB10232400
20thB10221100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2001

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 226.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2001

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2001: 216.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2001, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years