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Chelmsford road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2022, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were up 33% on 2021 (256), and casualties rose from 334.

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

Collisions in 2022
340
Up 33% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
448
Up 34% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2022

1.2% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2022 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious8324%
  • Slight25374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious9020%
  • Slight35479%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 340, up 33% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 340
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (17%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.6%)
  • February21 (6.2%)
  • March25 (7.4%)
  • April24 (7.1%)
  • May29 (8.5%)
  • June31 (9.1%)
  • July33 (9.7%)
  • August32 (9.4%)
  • September26 (7.6%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December23 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (78%)
  • Wet or damp70 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph135 (40%)
  • 40 mph70 (21%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph60 (18%)
  • 70 mph52 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (19%)
  • Roundabout38 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (60%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2049 (11%)
  • 21 to 2553 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (22%)
  • 36 to 4553 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7534 (7.6%)
  • Over 7522 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (69%)
  • Passenger87 (19%)
  • Pedestrian52 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (70%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 94th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
94th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2022

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2022, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2022

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2022: 30, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12304326
2ndA130242829
3rdA1060223504
4thB1008212704
5thA414203207
6thA1114192605
7thB1007161903
8thA1016141802
9thA13291002
10thA10997800
11thA12456901
12thA1385502
13thB11374501
14thB14184801
15thB10093301
16thA1312202
17thB10021101
18thB10121100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2022

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 133.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2022

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2022: 128.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2022, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years