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Uttlesford road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1986, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1985 (329), and casualties rose from 483.

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

Collisions in 1986
350
Up 6% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
499
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1986

1.4% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious10129%
  • Slight24470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious12525%
  • Slight36874%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 350, up 6% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.7%)
  • February16 (4.6%)
  • March28 (8%)
  • April29 (8.3%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June33 (9.4%)
  • July24 (6.9%)
  • August27 (7.7%)
  • September28 (8%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November43 (12%)
  • December28 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry195 (56%)
  • Wet or damp132 (38%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (24%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph187 (53%)
  • 70 mph43 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant317 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (13%)
  • Van occupant38 (7.6%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20121 (24%)
  • 21 to 2585 (17%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4558 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (65%)
  • Passenger137 (27%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (66%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1986

Map of the last 14 crashes of 1986 in Uttlesford

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

  • 14 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Uttlesford ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 1986.

Collisions
282nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1986

The A120 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1986: 52, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1205287216
2ndB1844058010
3rdM113951011
4thB1383334918
5thB1052203418
6thA1060192703
7thB183111714
8thB10518902
9thB105371202
10thB10385703
11thB10574501
12thB10393401
13thB10542300
14thB14172301
15thA111100
16thA1301201
17thB13511101
18thM251100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1986

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1986: 28.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1986

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1986: 75.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1986, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years