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Uttlesford road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 360 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1996, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1995 (379), and casualties fell from 539.

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

Collisions in 1996
360
Down 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
530
Down 2% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1996

1.9% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1996 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious8022%
  • Slight27376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious10219%
  • Slight42179%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 360, down 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday67 (19%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.1%)
  • February30 (8.3%)
  • March28 (7.8%)
  • April33 (9.2%)
  • May32 (8.9%)
  • June15 (4.2%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September27 (7.5%)
  • October34 (9.4%)
  • November27 (7.5%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fog or mist21 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (56%)
  • Wet or damp127 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (6.4%)
  • Snow9 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (19%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph202 (56%)
  • 70 mph54 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3%)
  • 16 to 2079 (15%)
  • 21 to 2574 (14%)
  • 26 to 35133 (25%)
  • 36 to 4573 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (10%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (66%)
  • Passenger151 (28%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car586 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1996.

Collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
194th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1996

The A120 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1996: 55, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA120558918
2ndB1845265017
3rdM115290214
4thB1383222910
5thA1060121401
6thB183122105
7thB1051111412
8thB1057111504
9thB10526601
10thA1304500
11thB10384701
12thB10534502
13thB10543402
14thB14173400
15thB10392201
16thB13512300

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1996

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1996: 28.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1996

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1996: 87.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1996, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years