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Uttlesford road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1980, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 88 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1979 (353), and casualties fell from 530.

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

Collisions in 1980
296
Down 16% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
439
Down 17% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
88
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1980

3% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93%
  • Serious8830%
  • Slight19967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious12629%
  • Slight30269%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 296, down 16% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday43 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday55 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.1%)
  • February24 (8.1%)
  • March21 (7.1%)
  • April22 (7.4%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June14 (4.7%)
  • July19 (6.4%)
  • August26 (8.8%)
  • September35 (12%)
  • October23 (7.8%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December23 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (61%)
  • Wet or damp97 (33%)
  • Frost or ice16 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph52 (18%)
  • 40 mph17 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph109 (37%)
  • 70 mph116 (39%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (14%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2098 (22%)
  • 21 to 2576 (17%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4549 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider270 (62%)
  • Passenger142 (32%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car355 (68%)
  • Motorcycle62 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Uttlesford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Uttlesford ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 1980.

Collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1980

The B184 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1980: 39, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1843952112
2ndA1203868311
3rdM11337037
4thA10602644010
5thB1383253017
6thB1052111505
7thB105391402
8thB1837903
9thB10516600
10thB10575501
11thB10383512
12thB10543301
13thB14173301
14thA1302200
15thA12501100
16thB10391101
17thB13511100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1980

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1980: 23.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1980

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1980: 77.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1980, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years