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Chelmsford road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 2025, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2024 (300), and casualties fell from 393.

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

Collisions in 2025
307
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
378
Down 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 2025

2% of collisions in Chelmsford in 2025 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious8026%
  • Slight22172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious9525%
  • Slight27573%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 307, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 307
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (18%)
  • Friday63 (21%)
  • Saturday30 (9.8%)
  • Sunday28 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.8%)
  • February22 (7.2%)
  • March24 (7.8%)
  • April27 (8.8%)
  • May27 (8.8%)
  • June27 (8.8%)
  • July31 (10%)
  • August25 (8.1%)
  • September24 (7.8%)
  • October21 (6.8%)
  • November31 (10%)
  • December24 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (6.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (77%)
  • Wet or damp64 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph144 (47%)
  • 40 mph55 (18%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph56 (18%)
  • 70 mph38 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (18%)
  • Roundabout34 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (56%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (12%)
  • Cyclist41 (11%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2030 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (18%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (11%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7.1%)
  • Over 7532 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (72%)
  • Passenger60 (16%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (70%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 105th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Chelmsford in 2025

Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0DB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Chelmsford in 2025, with 25 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 2025

The A12 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 2025: 26, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12264328
2ndA130212604
3rdB1008182204
4thA1060161806
5thB1137121402
6thA414101323
7thA109991103
8thA101681003
9thB10078800
10thA11147803
11thA1387800
12thA1326910
13thB10096701
14thA13151003
15thB10123300
16thB10021100
17thB14171101
18thB14181100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 2025

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 131.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 2025

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 2025: 107.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years