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Uttlesford road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 329 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1985, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1984 (323), and casualties rose from 466.

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

Collisions in 1985
329
Up 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
483
Up 4% on 1984
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1985

1.5% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious10331%
  • Slight22167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious13027%
  • Slight34872%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 329, up 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday67 (20%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.5%)
  • February23 (7%)
  • March28 (8.5%)
  • April20 (6.1%)
  • May26 (7.9%)
  • June28 (8.5%)
  • July39 (12%)
  • August25 (7.6%)
  • September23 (7%)
  • October27 (8.2%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December29 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (4.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (60%)
  • Wet or damp100 (30%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.8%)
  • Snow11 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph68 (21%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph189 (57%)
  • 70 mph45 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (12%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20108 (22%)
  • 21 to 2585 (18%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (60%)
  • Passenger162 (34%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (68%)
  • Motorcycle60 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 1985.

Collisions
288th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1985

The B184 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1985: 48, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1844871020
2ndM114569111
3rdA1203962310
4thB13833247113
5thA1060233607
6thB1053111505
7thB18391001
8thB105181601
9thB105271003
10thB14176903
11thB10385801
12thA1303701
13thB10393502
14thB10543402
15thB10572200
16thB13512301
17thA12501100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1985

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1985: 28.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1985

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1985: 81.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1985, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years