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Chelmsford road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2005, and 785 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2004 (646), and casualties fell from 856.

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

Collisions in 2005
571
Down 12% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
785
Down 8% on 2004
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2005

2.3% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2005 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious12322%
  • Slight43576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious14018%
  • Slight63281%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 571, down 12% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday110 (19%)
  • Thursday90 (16%)
  • Friday100 (18%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (8.8%)
  • February41 (7.2%)
  • March51 (8.9%)
  • April41 (7.2%)
  • May41 (7.2%)
  • June50 (8.8%)
  • July46 (8.1%)
  • August36 (6.3%)
  • September60 (11%)
  • October46 (8.1%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December49 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds468 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (70%)
  • Wet or damp159 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph245 (43%)
  • 40 mph102 (18%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph147 (26%)
  • 70 mph70 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (16%)
  • Roundabout81 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant515 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (13%)
  • Pedestrian69 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20172 (22%)
  • 21 to 2591 (12%)
  • 26 to 35140 (18%)
  • 36 to 45118 (15%)
  • 46 to 5581 (10%)
  • 56 to 6553 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider547 (70%)
  • Passenger169 (22%)
  • Pedestrian69 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car803 (75%)
  • Motorcycle102 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 111th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2005

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2005, with 61 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2005

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2005: 45, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124579111
2ndA1383860010
3rdA130324337
4thA1114263014
5thA414263818
6thB1008262803
7thB1007253707
8thA1060233105
9thA132162221
10thA1099151904
11thA1016142903
12thA131111414
13thA124591612
14thB113781302
15thB14188901
16thB10095501
17thB10024802
18thB10123400
19thA10081200
20thA10091100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2005

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 227.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2005

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2005: 194.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2005, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years