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Chelmsford road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2018, and 424 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2017 (318), and casualties rose from 402.

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

Collisions in 2018
335
Up 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
424
Up 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2018

1.5% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2018 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious8927%
  • Slight24172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious9723%
  • Slight32276%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 335, up 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 335
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (18%)
  • Thursday47 (14%)
  • Friday68 (20%)
  • Saturday32 (9.6%)
  • Sunday31 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.1%)
  • February34 (10%)
  • March14 (4.2%)
  • April25 (7.5%)
  • May33 (9.9%)
  • June30 (9%)
  • July22 (6.6%)
  • August26 (7.8%)
  • September28 (8.4%)
  • October28 (8.4%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December33 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (74%)
  • Wet or damp85 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph134 (40%)
  • 40 mph65 (19%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph81 (24%)
  • 70 mph50 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (18%)
  • Roundabout43 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (13%)
  • Cyclist52 (12%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2053 (13%)
  • 21 to 2536 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3592 (22%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5561 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (11%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.7%)
  • Over 7525 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (74%)
  • Passenger83 (20%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (70%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 127th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2018

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2018, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2018

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2018: 35, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12354625
2ndA130253606
3rdA1060243619
4thB1007192104
5thA414182607
6thB1008161913
7thA1114141605
8thA1016121803
9thA132111502
10thB10097702
11thA1385501
12thB11375502
13thA1314602
14thB14184503
15thB10123300
16thA10992201
17thA12451100
18thA1281100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2018

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 127.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2018

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2018: 128.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years