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Uttlesford road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1982, and 471 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1981 (322), and casualties rose from 462.

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

Collisions in 1982
338
Up 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
471
Up 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1982 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious12938%
  • Slight20059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious15132%
  • Slight31166%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 338, up 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday51 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.1%)
  • February18 (5.3%)
  • March33 (9.8%)
  • April30 (8.9%)
  • May22 (6.5%)
  • June22 (6.5%)
  • July24 (7.1%)
  • August31 (9.2%)
  • September32 (9.5%)
  • October31 (9.2%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December33 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (54%)
  • Wet or damp127 (38%)
  • Frost or ice27 (8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (22%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph199 (59%)
  • 70 mph31 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant269 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (19%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20133 (28%)
  • 21 to 2554 (11%)
  • 26 to 3578 (17%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (64%)
  • Passenger128 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (65%)
  • Motorcycle90 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1982.

Collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1982

The A120 and B184 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1982, with 49 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1204981217
2ndB1844963027
3rdB13833038111
4thM112939110
5thA1060202624
6thB1051111406
7thB105391206
8thB18391604
9thB10575704
10thA1304801
11thB10384802
12thB10523310
13thB10543402
14thA111100
15thA12501300
16thB10391201
17thB13511200
18thB14171100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1982

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1982: 27.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1982

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1982: 95.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years