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Uttlesford road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1993, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1992 (288), and casualties rose from 413.

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

Collisions in 1993
330
Up 15% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
479
Up 16% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1993

1.2% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1993 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6118%
  • Slight26580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7415%
  • Slight40184%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1993 is highlighted, with 330, up 15% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (18%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.9%)
  • February25 (7.6%)
  • March21 (6.4%)
  • April20 (6.1%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June29 (8.8%)
  • July25 (7.6%)
  • August24 (7.3%)
  • September24 (7.3%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November27 (8.2%)
  • December40 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (61%)
  • Wet or damp108 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (5.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (21%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph175 (53%)
  • 70 mph53 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (16%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (75%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.3%)
  • Cyclist9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2075 (16%)
  • 21 to 2561 (13%)
  • 26 to 3597 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.4%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (61%)
  • Passenger153 (32%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle29 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1993.

Collisions
277th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
251st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1993

The A120 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1993: 54, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1205473011
2ndM11507916
3rdB1844158012
4thB1383263613
5thB1051131701
6thA106091301
7thB18391102
8thB105281001
9thB105771003
10thB103941202
11thA1302510
12thB10532300
13thB10542301
14thB14172210
15thA4141100
16thB13511100
17thB13931101

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1993

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1993: 25.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1993

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1993: 89.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years