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Uttlesford road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1981, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1980 (296), and casualties rose from 439.

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

Collisions in 1981
322
Up 9% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
462
Up 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1981

2.5% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1981 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.5%
  • Serious11235%
  • Slight20263%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious13930%
  • Slight31568%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 322, up 9% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (17%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.1%)
  • February16 (5%)
  • March23 (7.1%)
  • April28 (8.7%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June23 (7.1%)
  • July32 (9.9%)
  • August27 (8.4%)
  • September31 (9.6%)
  • October41 (13%)
  • November28 (8.7%)
  • December26 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (52%)
  • Wet or damp130 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.7%)
  • Snow8 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (21%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph191 (59%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (19%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant29 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20135 (29%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3566 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.5%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (60%)
  • Passenger145 (31%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (65%)
  • Motorcycle92 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 297 of them in 1981.

Collisions
298th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1981

The A120 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1981: 41, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1204167112
2ndB13833656113
3rdB1843650111
4thA10602337010
5thM11233217
6thB1051141914
7thB1052121905
8thB183121704
9thB105771203
10thB10384402
11thB10534402
12thA1303401
13thB10393300
14thA1841101
15thB10041100
16thB14171100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1981

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1981: 28.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1981

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1981: 83.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years