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Chelmsford road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 382 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2012, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2011 (435), and casualties fell from 565.

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

Collisions in 2012
382
Down 12% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
465
Down 18% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2012

1% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight32184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight39785%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 382, down 12% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 382
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (18%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (12%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (10%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.4%)
  • February17 (4.5%)
  • March24 (6.3%)
  • April28 (7.3%)
  • May31 (8.1%)
  • June34 (8.9%)
  • July48 (13%)
  • August27 (7.1%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October33 (8.6%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December29 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other18 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (63%)
  • Wet or damp126 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (42%)
  • 40 mph95 (25%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph74 (19%)
  • 70 mph46 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (19%)
  • Roundabout54 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (11%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3%)
  • 16 to 2068 (15%)
  • 21 to 2568 (15%)
  • 26 to 3570 (15%)
  • 36 to 4579 (17%)
  • 46 to 5561 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (68%)
  • Passenger101 (22%)
  • Pedestrian48 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (78%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 133rd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2012

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2012, with 45 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2012

The A1060 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2012: 44, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1060446417
2ndA12313905
3rdB1008192501
4thA414182505
5thA1114161912
6thA1016151702
7thB1007151601
8thB1137131401
9thA138121402
10thA132111202
11thA1099101001
12thA13091002
13thB100971002
14thA1316700
15thB14184500
16thA12453300
17thB10123301
18thA12321100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2012

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 177.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2012

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2012: 149.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years