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Chelmsford road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2015, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2014 (351), and casualties rose from 450.

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

Collisions in 2015
360
Up 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
463
Up 3% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2015

1.7% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2015 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6719%
  • Slight28780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight38784%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 360, up 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 360
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.3%)
  • February31 (8.6%)
  • March30 (8.3%)
  • April20 (5.6%)
  • May26 (7.2%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August36 (10%)
  • September35 (9.7%)
  • October32 (8.9%)
  • November35 (9.7%)
  • December20 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (72%)
  • Wet or damp95 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph159 (44%)
  • 40 mph65 (18%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph69 (19%)
  • 70 mph59 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (19%)
  • Roundabout59 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (13%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)
  • Cyclist47 (10%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2061 (13%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (16%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (7.3%)
  • Over 7522 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (68%)
  • Passenger98 (21%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car456 (67%)
  • Motorcycle65 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 138th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2015

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2015, with 36 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2015

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2015: 36, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12364319
2ndA130243304
3rdA414244206
4thA1060222715
5thA132152202
6thA1114141604
7thA1016131500
8thB1008122104
9thA138111600
10thB1137101321
11thB100791201
12thB141881302
13thA10994402
14thA1314610
15thB10024401
16thB10094500
17thA12453301
18thB10122200

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2015

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 156.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2015

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2015: 149.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2015, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years