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Uttlesford road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 1999, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (363), and casualties rose from 524.

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

Collisions in 1999
380
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
546
Up 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
14
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 1999

3.7% of collisions in Uttlesford in 1999 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.7%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight30981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious7614%
  • Slight45283%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 1999 is highlighted, with 380, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (19%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday71 (19%)
  • Saturday38 (10%)
  • Sunday37 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February21 (5.5%)
  • March35 (9.2%)
  • April22 (5.8%)
  • May31 (8.2%)
  • June35 (9.2%)
  • July29 (7.6%)
  • August26 (6.8%)
  • September34 (8.9%)
  • October25 (6.6%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December45 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (57%)
  • Wet or damp133 (35%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph64 (17%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph220 (58%)
  • 70 mph65 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (17%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant431 (79%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.4%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (4%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2081 (15%)
  • 21 to 2556 (10%)
  • 26 to 35124 (23%)
  • 36 to 4590 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (67%)
  • Passenger143 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.1%)
  • Motorcycle29 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1999.

Collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 1999

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 1999: 60, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11609849
2ndA120508034
3rdB184385616
4thB1383273603
5thA1060233505
6thB1053172711
7thB183121512
8thB1057111513
9thB105191001
10thB105291001
11thA13071202
12thB10393602
13thB10542201
14thB10381101
15thB14171100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 1999

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 1999: 24.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 1999

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 1999: 98.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 1999, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years