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Uttlesford road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1991, and 489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1990 (363), and casualties fell from 516.

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

Collisions in 1991
352
Down 3% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
489
Down 5% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1991

1.7% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1991 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious7321%
  • Slight27378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious8918%
  • Slight39481%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 352, down 3% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday37 (11%)
  • Sunday54 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February22 (6.3%)
  • March22 (6.3%)
  • April30 (8.5%)
  • May32 (9.1%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August28 (8%)
  • September25 (7.1%)
  • October28 (8%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December19 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fog or mist14 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (55%)
  • Wet or damp135 (38%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (17%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph217 (62%)
  • 70 mph46 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (14%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.3%)
  • Pedestrian19 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2092 (19%)
  • 21 to 2573 (15%)
  • 26 to 3596 (20%)
  • 36 to 4561 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (70%)
  • Passenger128 (26%)
  • Pedestrian19 (3.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1991.

Collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1991

The A120 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1991: 61, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1206195113
2ndM114467210
3rdB184405415
4thA1060202404
5thB1383193016
6thB1051141704
7thB105291101
8thB18391102
9thB10577803
10thB10534501
11thA1303300
12thA12502301
13thB10392501
14thA131110
15thB10041200
16thB10381201
17thB13511400

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1991

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1991: 27.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1991

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1991: 91.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1991, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years