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Uttlesford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 13,365 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025, and 18,952 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 274 were fatal and 3,141 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 157 collisions, down 16% on 2024 (188), and casualties fell from 254 to 205.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
13,365
71st lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
18,952
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
274
2.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
157
Down 16% on 2024

Crash severity in Uttlesford

2.1% of collisions in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2742.1%
  • Serious3,14124%
  • Slight9,95074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3071.6%
  • Serious3,79420%
  • Slight14,85178%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. In 2025 there were 157, down 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 157
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025157205
2024188254
2023165243
2022156218
2021161238
2020141191
2019156212
2018163234
2017181267
2016157222
2015175232
2014192256
2013206278
2012175253
2011180304
2010165208
2009179235
2008241325
2007249334
2006276378
2005285397
2004334453
2003366512
2002351505
2001442637
2000430617
1999380546
1998363524
1997375539
1996360530
1995379539
1994351499
1993330479
1992288413
1991352489
1990363516
1989449634
1988428621
1987416587
1986350499
1985329483
1984323466
1983349478
1982338471
1981322462
1980296439
1979353530

When and where crashes happen in Uttlesford

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,932 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,806 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,936 (14%)
  • Thursday1,968 (15%)
  • Friday2,287 (17%)
  • Saturday1,793 (13%)
  • Sunday1,643 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59522 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59365 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,038 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,097 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,198 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,015 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,140 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,099 (8.2%)
  • February992 (7.4%)
  • March1,007 (7.5%)
  • April1,050 (7.9%)
  • May1,085 (8.1%)
  • June1,058 (7.9%)
  • July1,172 (8.8%)
  • August1,180 (8.8%)
  • September1,113 (8.3%)
  • October1,190 (8.9%)
  • November1,271 (9.5%)
  • December1,148 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,608 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,673 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit959 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown91 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit34 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,247 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,752 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds279 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist232 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds220 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds100 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds27 (0.2%)
  • Other442 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded66 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry7,912 (59%)
  • Wet or damp4,729 (35%)
  • Frost or ice515 (3.9%)
  • Snow119 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep65 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel12 (0.1%)
  • Mud9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph38 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph2,817 (21%)
  • 40 mph1,169 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph366 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph6,351 (48%)
  • 70 mph2,624 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,042 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway2,362 (18%)
  • Roundabout610 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road302 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded49 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,452 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist1,840 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian1,183 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant863 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist692 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)386 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant226 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant115 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant96 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant80 (0.4%)
  • Other18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5310 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 10475 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 15812 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 203,262 (17%)
  • 21 to 252,490 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,579 (19%)
  • 36 to 452,783 (15%)
  • 46 to 552,108 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,424 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 75838 (4.4%)
  • Over 75497 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded374 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,663 (67%)
  • Passenger5,106 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,183 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car18,807 (74%)
  • Motorcycle1,847 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,679 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,576 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle729 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach251 (1%)
  • Other vehicle218 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car143 (0.6%)
  • Minibus77 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle36 (0.1%)
  • Other33 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Uttlesford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Uttlesford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Uttlesford ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had the 71st fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
71st
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
Joint 87th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
278thDarlington13,49518,3342302,301
279thLewes13,42318,5262592,865
280thVale of Glamorgan13,39518,3522572,177
281stUttlesford (this area)13,36518,9522743,141
282ndBromsgrove13,36018,9023262,576
283rdHigh Peak13,32918,9412882,754
284thThree Rivers13,30418,9631672,549

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area is the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford, with 362 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025: 2,115, including 62 fatal and 383 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM112,1153,32962383
2ndA1201,6992,55047328
3rdB1841,5792,17629428
4thB13839601,39029220
5thA10607081,04813174
6thB1051377504795
7thB1052341450994
8thB1833284628105
9thB1053300424595
10thB1057213285581
11thB1256201301165
12thA130181269646
13thB1038118156151
14thB1039103157035
15thB141778102120
16thB105476100125
17thA116298215
18thB10084767013
19thB1351253605
20thA1250121802

Towns in Uttlesford

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025: 922.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025: 3,417.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford

Of the latest 24 crashes in Uttlesford, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity