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Chelmsford road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2010, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2009 (434), and casualties rose from 561.

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

Collisions in 2010
438
Up 1% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
579
Up 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2010

1.8% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight35782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8515%
  • Slight48684%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 438, up 1% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 438
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.2%)
  • February41 (9.4%)
  • March38 (8.7%)
  • April35 (8%)
  • May40 (9.1%)
  • June29 (6.6%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September39 (8.9%)
  • October32 (7.3%)
  • November38 (8.7%)
  • December24 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (68%)
  • Wet or damp114 (26%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.7%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (42%)
  • 40 mph85 (19%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph92 (21%)
  • 70 mph69 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (20%)
  • Roundabout59 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist47 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 104 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20103 (18%)
  • 21 to 2585 (15%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 4587 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (68%)
  • Passenger137 (24%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car645 (77%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 119th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2010

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2010, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2010

The A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2010: 35, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA130354003
2ndA12324827
3rdA1060283917
4thA414284006
5thB1008242816
6thA1114232611
7thB1007212914
8thA1016182503
9thB1137172602
10thA138162205
11thA1099101201
12thA13291501
13thA1316800
14thB10096601
15thB14186702
16thB10124401
17thA12453300
18thB10023600
19thB10041100
20thB1081100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2010

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 182.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2010

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2010: 174.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2010, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years