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Chelmsford road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 521 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2007, and 673 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (578), and casualties fell from 745.

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

Collisions in 2007
521
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
673
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2007

1.2% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight44485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious8112%
  • Slight58587%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 521, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (16%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (18%)
  • Thursday75 (14%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9%)
  • February46 (8.8%)
  • March45 (8.6%)
  • April40 (7.7%)
  • May38 (7.3%)
  • June40 (7.7%)
  • July43 (8.3%)
  • August45 (8.6%)
  • September55 (11%)
  • October47 (9%)
  • November30 (5.8%)
  • December45 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (69%)
  • Wet or damp156 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph219 (42%)
  • 40 mph108 (21%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph122 (23%)
  • 70 mph69 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (17%)
  • Roundabout68 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (11%)
  • Cyclist58 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20139 (21%)
  • 21 to 2594 (14%)
  • 26 to 35123 (18%)
  • 36 to 45112 (17%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (68%)
  • Passenger165 (25%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car688 (73%)
  • Motorcycle74 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 117th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2007

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2007, with 57 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2007

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2007: 42, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12426724
2ndA130384604
3rdA414365115
4thA1060313814
5thA138253003
6thB1007212801
7thB1008212602
8thB1137172210
9thA1099141503
10thA1114131700
11thA1016111801
12thB1009101204
13thB141891101
14thA1317800
15thB101261000
16thA1324411
17thA10091101
18thA1141100
19thB10021100
20thB14171101

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2007

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 212.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2007

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2007: 199.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years