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Uttlesford road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1998, and 524 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1997 (375), and casualties fell from 539.

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

Collisions in 1998
363
Down 3% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
524
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1998

1.9% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight29682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight44785%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 363, down 3% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday57 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.3%)
  • February19 (5.2%)
  • March28 (7.7%)
  • April31 (8.5%)
  • May38 (10%)
  • June29 (8%)
  • July24 (6.6%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September32 (8.8%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November24 (6.6%)
  • December32 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (55%)
  • Wet or damp140 (39%)
  • Frost or ice24 (6.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph62 (17%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (3%)
  • 60 mph207 (57%)
  • 70 mph62 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (16%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant414 (79%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4%)
  • 16 to 2084 (16%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 35114 (22%)
  • 36 to 4575 (14%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (70%)
  • Passenger133 (25%)
  • Pedestrian24 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1998.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1998

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1998: 57, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM115789211
2ndB1845372012
3rdA120507415
4thB1383395922
5thA1060162111
6thB105291103
7thB105791902
8thA13071202
9thB10517902
10thB10385502
11thB10535601
12thB10394500
13thB1834401
14thA12502301
15thB10541100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1998

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1998: 19.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1998

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1998: 99.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years