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Uttlesford road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1987, and 587 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 1986 (350), and casualties rose from 499.

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

Collisions in 1987
416
Up 19% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
587
Up 18% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1987

2.2% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious10225%
  • Slight30573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious13523%
  • Slight43975%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 416, up 19% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday43 (10%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (17%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.5%)
  • February41 (9.9%)
  • March26 (6.3%)
  • April29 (7%)
  • May32 (7.7%)
  • June42 (10%)
  • July50 (12%)
  • August34 (8.2%)
  • September36 (8.7%)
  • October32 (7.7%)
  • November31 (7.5%)
  • December40 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (16%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (52%)
  • Wet or damp177 (43%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (21%)
  • 40 mph40 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph224 (54%)
  • 70 mph57 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (14%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (12%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant31 (5.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20133 (23%)
  • 21 to 2590 (15%)
  • 26 to 35120 (20%)
  • 36 to 4574 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (63%)
  • Passenger170 (29%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes73 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle66 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 227 of them in 1987.

Collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
214th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1987

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1987: 56, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM115683311
2ndB1845069011
3rdA1204377210
4thB1383365135
5thA1060344809
6thB1051192405
7thB1052182304
8thB105391303
9thB10386802
10thB18361103
11thB10575802
12thA1303300
13thB14173301
14thA12502400
15thA111201
16thA1841100
17thB10041101
18thB10391100
19thB11841100
20thB13841100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1987

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1987: 43.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1987

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1987: 107.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years