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Uttlesford road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1988, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (416), and casualties rose from 587.

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

Collisions in 1988
428
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
621
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1988

2.3% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1988 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious9522%
  • Slight32375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious11819%
  • Slight49279%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 428, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (9.1%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday82 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February36 (8.4%)
  • March25 (5.8%)
  • April44 (10%)
  • May34 (7.9%)
  • June32 (7.5%)
  • July41 (9.6%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September42 (9.8%)
  • October26 (6.1%)
  • November40 (9.3%)
  • December32 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (55%)
  • Wet or damp172 (40%)
  • Frost or ice18 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph93 (22%)
  • 40 mph43 (10%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph240 (56%)
  • 70 mph43 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant421 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant40 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20155 (25%)
  • 21 to 2590 (14%)
  • 26 to 35126 (20%)
  • 36 to 4574 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.3%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (64%)
  • Passenger187 (30%)
  • Pedestrian39 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car532 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle55 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Uttlesford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Uttlesford ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1988.

Collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1988

The A120 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1988: 57, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1205794119
2ndB1845077213
3rdM11416127
4thB1383404909
5thA1060244113
6thB1052161902
7thB1051132015
8thA130111711
9thB18381504
10thB10395901
11thB10545703
12thB10384400
13thB10534700
14thB10574701
15thA11842300
16thM252501
17thA4141100
18thB10041100
19thB13511100
20thB13931310

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1988

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1988: 30.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1988

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1988: 114.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1988, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years