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Chelmsford road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 584 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2003, and 779 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2002 (555), and casualties rose from 735.

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

Collisions in 2003
584
Up 5% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
779
Up 6% on 2002
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2003

2.1% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2003 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious11720%
  • Slight45578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious12616%
  • Slight64082%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 584, up 5% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (17%)
  • Tuesday91 (16%)
  • Wednesday80 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday102 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.6%)
  • February48 (8.2%)
  • March48 (8.2%)
  • April36 (6.2%)
  • May56 (9.6%)
  • June46 (7.9%)
  • July55 (9.4%)
  • August45 (7.7%)
  • September53 (9.1%)
  • October52 (8.9%)
  • November44 (7.5%)
  • December51 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (11%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry396 (68%)
  • Wet or damp169 (29%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (43%)
  • 40 mph92 (16%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph157 (27%)
  • 70 mph77 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (17%)
  • Roundabout85 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant520 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist93 (12%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist55 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20146 (19%)
  • 21 to 25105 (13%)
  • 26 to 35128 (16%)
  • 36 to 45126 (16%)
  • 46 to 5581 (10%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider536 (69%)
  • Passenger177 (23%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car805 (74%)
  • Motorcycle97 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chelmsford ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 124th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2003

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2003, with 55 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2003

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2003: 47, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124776010
2ndA138414906
3rdA414395839
4thA130344419
5thB1007273117
6thA1060243102
7thB1008172003
8thA132162725
9thB1009151601
10thA1099141701
11thB1137121902
12thA1114111504
13thA1016101003
14thA13191302
15thB14188901
16thA12453401
17thB10122200
18thA11371100
19thA1601101
20thB10021100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2003

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 226.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2003

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2003: 219.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2003.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years