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Chelmsford road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 578 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2006, and 745 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2005 (571), and casualties fell from 785.

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

Collisions in 2006
578
Up 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
745
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
7
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2006 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious10218%
  • Slight46981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious12116%
  • Slight61583%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 578, up 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (12%)
  • Thursday103 (18%)
  • Friday117 (20%)
  • Saturday66 (11%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5999 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (8.5%)
  • February34 (5.9%)
  • March43 (7.4%)
  • April38 (6.6%)
  • May48 (8.3%)
  • June48 (8.3%)
  • July45 (7.8%)
  • August46 (8%)
  • September55 (9.5%)
  • October51 (8.8%)
  • November63 (11%)
  • December58 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight416 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds462 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other37 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (74%)
  • Wet or damp151 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (44%)
  • 40 mph118 (20%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph116 (20%)
  • 70 mph89 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway366 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (19%)
  • Roundabout83 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant495 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (14%)
  • Pedestrian56 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5%)
  • 16 to 20166 (22%)
  • 21 to 25101 (14%)
  • 26 to 35133 (18%)
  • 36 to 4598 (13%)
  • 46 to 5587 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider515 (69%)
  • Passenger174 (23%)
  • Pedestrian56 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car805 (74%)
  • Motorcycle110 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 107th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2006

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2006, with 63 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2006

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2006: 53, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125376111
2ndA10604969113
3rdA414384809
4thA138323704
5thA130314615
6thA1114243402
7thB1007222813
8thA1099212215
9thA1016202403
10thB1137182302
11thB1008171804
12thB1009121201
13thA132111504
14thB141881201
15thA13171102
16thA12454502
17thB10123501
18thA1142200
19thA11061100
20thB10021300

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2006

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 243.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2006

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2006: 219.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years