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Chelmsford road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 646 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2004, and 856 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2003 (584), and casualties rose from 779.

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

Collisions in 2004
646
Up 11% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
856
Up 10% on 2003
Fatal collisions
9
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2004

1.4% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2004 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious11718%
  • Slight52080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious13215%
  • Slight71584%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 646, up 11% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (13%)
  • Tuesday90 (14%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday102 (16%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday86 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.6%)
  • February42 (6.5%)
  • March48 (7.4%)
  • April53 (8.2%)
  • May56 (8.7%)
  • June51 (7.9%)
  • July48 (7.4%)
  • August61 (9.4%)
  • September55 (8.5%)
  • October61 (9.4%)
  • November60 (9.3%)
  • December62 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight457 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds527 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (63%)
  • Wet or damp219 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph276 (43%)
  • 40 mph102 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph162 (25%)
  • 70 mph105 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (21%)
  • Roundabout90 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant568 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (13%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20177 (21%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35152 (18%)
  • 36 to 45141 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.7%)
  • Over 7520 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded37 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider574 (67%)
  • Passenger212 (25%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car912 (76%)
  • Motorcycle110 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 105th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2004

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2004, with 64 collisions, 13 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2004

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2004: 62, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126298112
2ndA130486808
3rdA138374606
4thB1007344203
5thA414314328
6thA1114304508
7thA1060283603
8thA132223026
9thA1099172005
10thB1009161703
11thB1137161902
12thB1008141802
13thA131101402
14thA101681012
15thB14185701
16thB10024500
17thB10062200
18thA12451100
19thB10121101
20thB14171100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2004

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 250.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2004

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2004: 242.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2004, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years