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Chelmsford road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 465 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2008, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (521), and casualties fell from 673.

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

Collisions in 2008
465
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
568
Down 16% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2008

0.9% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight39485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7213%
  • Slight49287%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 465, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 465
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (18%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday65 (14%)
  • Saturday76 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9%)
  • February62 (13%)
  • March44 (9.5%)
  • April42 (9%)
  • May31 (6.7%)
  • June35 (7.5%)
  • July34 (7.3%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September30 (6.5%)
  • October38 (8.2%)
  • November37 (8%)
  • December34 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (7.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (70%)
  • Wet or damp135 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph183 (39%)
  • 40 mph117 (25%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph103 (22%)
  • 70 mph59 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (17%)
  • Roundabout62 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (63%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (10%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4%)
  • 16 to 20114 (20%)
  • 21 to 2577 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 45108 (19%)
  • 46 to 5557 (10%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (71%)
  • Passenger97 (17%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 126th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2008

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2008, with 48 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2008

The A414 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2008: 47, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4144757111
2ndA1060334112
3rdA12303703
4thA130263002
5thA138212514
6thB1007182514
7thA1114172200
8thB1008151700
9thA1099141501
10thA1016132002
11thA132111602
12thB1137111200
13thA131101504
14thB100971103
15thB10124601
16thA12453300
17thB14183500
18thA1142301
19thB10022201

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2008

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 203.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2008

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2008: 170.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years