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Uttlesford road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1997, and 539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (360), and casualties rose from 530.

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

Collisions in 1997
375
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
539
Up 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1997

2.1% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious7520%
  • Slight29278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious9417%
  • Slight43781%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 375, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (10%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday72 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (11%)
  • February32 (8.5%)
  • March30 (8%)
  • April20 (5.3%)
  • May32 (8.5%)
  • June28 (7.5%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August30 (8%)
  • September23 (6.1%)
  • October30 (8%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December33 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (13%)
  • Fog or mist13 (3.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (61%)
  • Wet or damp127 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph70 (19%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph215 (57%)
  • 70 mph56 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (13%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2073 (14%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 35117 (22%)
  • 36 to 4589 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (69%)
  • Passenger136 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car585 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 1997.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1997

The A120 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1997: 59, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA120598316
2ndM115583010
3rdB1844267110
4thB1383345535
5thB1051121603
6thA1060111812
7thB1052111502
8thB1057101207
9thB1837803
10thB10536701
11thB10394603
12thB10544502
13thB14174400
14thA1303810
15thB10383401

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1997

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1997: 29.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1997

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1997: 90.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1997, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1997.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years