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Uttlesford road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1990, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1989 (449), and casualties fell from 634.

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

Collisions in 1990
363
Down 19% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
516
Down 19% on 1989
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1990

0.8% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7521%
  • Slight28579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious8516%
  • Slight42883%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 363, down 19% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.1%)
  • February36 (9.9%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April33 (9.1%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • July31 (8.5%)
  • August30 (8.3%)
  • September32 (8.8%)
  • October28 (7.7%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December36 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (63%)
  • Wet or damp123 (34%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph73 (20%)
  • 40 mph34 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph207 (57%)
  • 70 mph47 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (15%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (11%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20111 (22%)
  • 21 to 2585 (16%)
  • 26 to 3580 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (13%)
  • 46 to 5554 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (64%)
  • Passenger151 (29%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (71%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Uttlesford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Uttlesford ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 277 of them in 1990.

Collisions
278th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
323rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1990

The B184 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1990: 50, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB184506509
2ndM11498113
3rdA1203451112
4thA1060233003
5thB1383172902
6thB1051142005
7thB183121902
8thB1053101413
9thA1307801
10thB10527806
11thB10577701
12thB10394501
13thB14172200
14thM252300
15thA111100
16thA11841101
17thA12501100
18thB10381201
19thB13511300
20thB13861100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1990

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1990: 23.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1990

CM22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1990: 83.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1990, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Uttlesford road accidents in other years