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Chelmsford road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2017, and 402 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2016 (348), and casualties fell from 435.

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

Collisions in 2017
318
Down 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
402
Down 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2017

1.3% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious6821%
  • Slight24677%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7218%
  • Slight32681%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 318, down 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 318
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (11%)
  • February17 (5.3%)
  • March24 (7.5%)
  • April28 (8.8%)
  • May30 (9.4%)
  • June19 (6%)
  • July29 (9.1%)
  • August24 (7.5%)
  • September30 (9.4%)
  • October23 (7.2%)
  • November25 (7.9%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (76%)
  • Wet or damp66 (21%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph136 (43%)
  • 40 mph60 (19%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph68 (21%)
  • 70 mph47 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (21%)
  • Roundabout49 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (15%)
  • Cyclist46 (11%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2054 (13%)
  • 21 to 2553 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.2%)
  • Over 7522 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (71%)
  • Passenger82 (20%)
  • Pedestrian35 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car410 (68%)
  • Motorcycle60 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Chelmsford ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 141st most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2017

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2017, with 34 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2017

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2017: 33, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12334906
2ndA1060223012
3rdA130202705
4thA414162304
5thB1008151602
6thA1114141803
7thA138121502
8thB100991004
9thB100781102
10thA10167905
11thB11377802
12thA10995502
13thA1325921
14thB14184400
15thA1313301
16thA12452200
17thB10022200
18thA1141100
19thB10001100
20thB10121100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2017

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 134.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2017

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2017: 126.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years