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Chelmsford road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2013, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2012 (382), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2013
376
Down 2% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
465
Level with 2012
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2013

1.6% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2013 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious7119%
  • Slight29980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious8017%
  • Slight37982%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2013 is highlighted, with 376, down 2% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 376
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday39 (10%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.4%)
  • February33 (8.8%)
  • March22 (5.9%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May24 (6.4%)
  • June25 (6.6%)
  • July45 (12%)
  • August36 (9.6%)
  • September30 (8%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November25 (6.6%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (67%)
  • Wet or damp116 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (45%)
  • 40 mph71 (19%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph86 (23%)
  • 70 mph42 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (18%)
  • Roundabout57 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (14%)
  • Cyclist60 (13%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9%)
  • Van occupant14 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3%)
  • 16 to 2072 (15%)
  • 21 to 2572 (15%)
  • 26 to 3583 (18%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.7%)
  • Over 7518 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (72%)
  • Passenger88 (19%)
  • Pedestrian42 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (71%)
  • Motorcycle66 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 125th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2013

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2013, with 37 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2013

The A1060 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2013: 37, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1060374808
2ndA130283816
3rdA12222512
4thA132212715
5thA1114151702
6thB1008152201
7thA1016131906
8thB1007121201
9thA414111412
10thA10997701
11thB11377902
12thB10096700
13thB141861001
14thA1385601
15thA1314402
16thB10123402
17thA12451400

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2013

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 155.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2013

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2013: 130.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years