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Uttlesford road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1989, and 634 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (428), and casualties rose from 621.

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

Collisions in 1989
449
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
634
Up 2% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1989

1.8% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious9822%
  • Slight34376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious12319%
  • Slight50379%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 449, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday90 (20%)
  • Saturday62 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8%)
  • February37 (8.2%)
  • March32 (7.1%)
  • April35 (7.8%)
  • May36 (8%)
  • June43 (9.6%)
  • July38 (8.5%)
  • August35 (7.8%)
  • September29 (6.5%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November41 (9.1%)
  • December38 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Fog or mist16 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (58%)
  • Wet or damp170 (38%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (20%)
  • 40 mph47 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph252 (56%)
  • 70 mph56 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (13%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant453 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (10%)
  • Pedestrian37 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20149 (24%)
  • 21 to 25106 (17%)
  • 26 to 3589 (14%)
  • 36 to 4593 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (67%)
  • Passenger171 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car593 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (8%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 230 of them in 1989.

Collisions
231st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1989

The B184 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1989: 69, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB18469101318
2ndM115684112
3rdA1205475112
4thB1383324709
5thA1060264003
6thB1052131911
7thA130111812
8thB1053101402
9thB18391603
10thB105171202
11thB10384502
12thB10574501
13thB14174402
14thB10543301
15thB10392301
16thA111100
17thB10831100
18thB1481101
19thB1861100
20thM251100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1989

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1989: 44.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1989

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1989: 120.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years