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Chelmsford road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2011, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2010 (438), and casualties fell from 579.

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

Collisions in 2011
435
Down 1% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
565
Down 2% on 2010
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2011

0.7% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious8018%
  • Slight35281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9016%
  • Slight47284%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2011 is highlighted, with 435, down 1% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 435
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (17%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday74 (17%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (12%)
  • February32 (7.4%)
  • March29 (6.7%)
  • April24 (5.5%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June28 (6.4%)
  • July31 (7.1%)
  • August32 (7.4%)
  • September38 (8.7%)
  • October54 (12%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December32 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (9.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (70%)
  • Wet or damp126 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph189 (43%)
  • 40 mph79 (18%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph101 (23%)
  • 70 mph60 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (19%)
  • Roundabout62 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (12%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)
  • Cyclist52 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2098 (17%)
  • 21 to 2574 (13%)
  • 26 to 3587 (15%)
  • 36 to 4591 (16%)
  • 46 to 5583 (15%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.1%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (68%)
  • Passenger122 (22%)
  • Pedestrian58 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (73%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 115th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2011

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2011, with 46 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2011

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2011: 35, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12354706
2ndA130273905
3rdA1060244005
4thA1114222602
5thA414222603
6thA1016212805
7thA138192703
8thB1007182303
9thA1099171801
10thB1008141403
11thB1137141915
12thA132101505
13thB100981002
14thA13151010
15thB14183300
16thA12452300
17thB10021100
18thB14171100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2011

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 190.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2011

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2011: 170.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2011, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2011.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years