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Chelmsford road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2014, and 450 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2013 (376), and casualties fell from 465.

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

Collisions in 2014
351
Down 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
450
Down 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2014

1.4% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2014 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious5215%
  • Slight29484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight38385%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 351, down 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 351
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (17%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (9.4%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.3%)
  • February25 (7.1%)
  • March35 (10%)
  • April29 (8.3%)
  • May30 (8.5%)
  • June22 (6.3%)
  • July31 (8.8%)
  • August25 (7.1%)
  • September25 (7.1%)
  • October33 (9.4%)
  • November30 (8.5%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (67%)
  • Wet or damp108 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (43%)
  • 40 mph76 (22%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph73 (21%)
  • 70 mph46 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (20%)
  • Roundabout54 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (61%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)
  • Cyclist49 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2068 (15%)
  • 21 to 2574 (16%)
  • 26 to 3575 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.9%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (70%)
  • Passenger85 (19%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (73%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 155th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2014

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2014, with 48 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2014

The A1060 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2014: 36, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1060364214
2ndA12293703
3rdB1008222702
4thA1114213015
5thA130142210
6thA138141901
7thA414141715
8thA1016131604
9thA132122312
10thB1007111201
11thA109991001
12thA1317800
13thB10097700
14thB11376802
15thA12451100
16thB10021200
17thB10121100
18thB14171200

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2014

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 158.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2014

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2014: 134.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2014, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2014.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years