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Chelmsford road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2024, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2023 (324), and casualties fell from 425.

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

Collisions in 2024
300
Down 7% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
393
Down 8% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2024

2% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious7124%
  • Slight22374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious8020%
  • Slight30778%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 300, down 7% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 300
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (12%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.7%)
  • February12 (4%)
  • March14 (4.7%)
  • April22 (7.3%)
  • May33 (11%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July20 (6.7%)
  • August35 (12%)
  • September25 (8.3%)
  • October25 (8.3%)
  • November29 (9.7%)
  • December29 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight219 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds268 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (81%)
  • Wet or damp51 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (4.7%)
  • 30 mph122 (41%)
  • 40 mph51 (17%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph63 (21%)
  • 70 mph42 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (19%)
  • Roundabout27 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (12%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2045 (11%)
  • 21 to 2540 (10%)
  • 26 to 3579 (20%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (14%)
  • 56 to 6544 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.3%)
  • Over 7517 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (68%)
  • Passenger79 (20%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car407 (73%)
  • Motorcycle49 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 108th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2024

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2024, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2024

The A12 and A130 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2024, with 27 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12273214
2ndA130273703
3rdA414202534
4thA132172317
5thA1060142915
6thB1008131705
7thA111491203
8thA10997801
9thA13871603
10thA10166701
11thB10075802
12thB10095501
13thB11375602
14thB10124400
15thA12452200
16thB10022201
17thB14172301
18thB14182200
19thA1311100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2024

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 110.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2024

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2024: 100.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years