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Uttlesford road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1984, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1983 (349), and casualties fell from 478.

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

Collisions in 1984
323
Down 7% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
466
Down 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1984

2.8% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1984 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious9329%
  • Slight22168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious10723%
  • Slight34574%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 323, down 7% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.2%)
  • February22 (6.8%)
  • March16 (5%)
  • April31 (9.6%)
  • May23 (7.1%)
  • June28 (8.7%)
  • July27 (8.4%)
  • August36 (11%)
  • September23 (7.1%)
  • October39 (12%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December25 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (6.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (54%)
  • Wet or damp129 (40%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (19%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph189 (59%)
  • 70 mph46 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (15%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant287 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (20%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.2%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20124 (27%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (64%)
  • Passenger142 (30%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (66%)
  • Motorcycle86 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1984.

Collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1984

The A120 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1984: 45, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA120457217
2ndB1844469314
3rdM114469214
4thB1383293907
5thA1060172104
6thB1053101304
7thB103991305
8thB18381604
9thA1306700
10thB10515500
11thB10525902
12thB10575813
13thB14173302
14thA11691400
15thB10381100
16thB10541100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1984

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1984: 21.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1984

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1984: 93.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years