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Chelmsford road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2009, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (465), and casualties fell from 568.

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

Collisions in 2009
434
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
561
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2009

0.5% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight36684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7313%
  • Slight48687%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 434, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 434
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (16%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (17%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.9%)
  • February27 (6.2%)
  • March39 (9%)
  • April31 (7.1%)
  • May34 (7.8%)
  • June41 (9.4%)
  • July31 (7.1%)
  • August39 (9%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October38 (8.8%)
  • November39 (9%)
  • December40 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (67%)
  • Wet or damp118 (27%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (42%)
  • 40 mph80 (18%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph102 (24%)
  • 70 mph66 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (21%)
  • Roundabout56 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (68%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3%)
  • 16 to 2086 (15%)
  • 21 to 2579 (14%)
  • 26 to 3579 (14%)
  • 36 to 45106 (19%)
  • 46 to 5578 (14%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (71%)
  • Passenger112 (20%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (76%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 132nd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2009

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2009, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2009

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2009: 42, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12426606
2ndA414304211
3rdA130283606
4thA138233101
5thB1007182402
6thA1060172212
7thA1114172602
8thA132172302
9thB1008171903
10thA1016151903
11thB11379904
12thA109971200
13thB10096600
14thA1145500
15thB10125601
16thA1313600
17thB14183402
18thA12452302
19thA10121100
20thB10021100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2009

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 171.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2009

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2009: 159.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years