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Uttlesford road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1979, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,365 collisions in Uttlesford.

Collisions in 1979
353
Casualties in 1979
530
Fatal collisions
12
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1979

3.4% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1979 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.4%
  • Serious11432%
  • Slight22764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.2%
  • Serious15429%
  • Slight35968%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 353.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (9.9%)
  • Tuesday64 (18%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (18%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (11%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March22 (6.2%)
  • April28 (7.9%)
  • May25 (7.1%)
  • June25 (7.1%)
  • July19 (5.4%)
  • August32 (9.1%)
  • September28 (7.9%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December35 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds16 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other11 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (51%)
  • Wet or damp121 (34%)
  • Frost or ice32 (9.1%)
  • Snow17 (4.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph86 (24%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 70 mph248 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (93%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (15%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant35 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist21 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20128 (24%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 3599 (19%)
  • 36 to 4560 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (61%)
  • Passenger168 (32%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (63%)
  • Motorcycle79 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Uttlesford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Uttlesford ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 282 of them in 1979.

Collisions
283rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1979

The A11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1979: 56, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA115691214
2ndA120446829
3rdA1304054117
4thA10602438210
5thB184162106
6thB1051111313
7thM1191202
8thB105371724
9thB105771205
10thB10395701
11thB105251302
12thB138341912
13thB1834601
14thB10383402
15thB10541100
16thB13511100
17thB14171100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1979

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1979: 31.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1979

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1979: 78.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1979, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years