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Uttlesford road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2000, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1999 (380), and casualties rose from 546.

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

Collisions in 2000
430
Up 13% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
617
Up 13% on 1999
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2000

2.1% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2000 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious8420%
  • Slight33778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious9816%
  • Slight50882%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2000 is highlighted, with 430, up 13% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (17%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February32 (7.4%)
  • March35 (8.1%)
  • April39 (9.1%)
  • May37 (8.6%)
  • June34 (7.9%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August42 (9.8%)
  • September33 (7.7%)
  • October33 (7.7%)
  • November30 (7%)
  • December36 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (58%)
  • Wet or damp164 (38%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Mud3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (17%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph221 (51%)
  • 70 mph91 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (21%)
  • Roundabout42 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant476 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2096 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (11%)
  • 26 to 35127 (21%)
  • 36 to 45112 (18%)
  • 46 to 5567 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (68%)
  • Passenger173 (28%)
  • Pedestrian25 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car678 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2000.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2000

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2000: 88, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1188158410
2ndA1207297111
3rdB1843753012
4thB1383283304
5thA1060213505
6thB1052111503
7thB1053111504
8thB105191302
9thB103971003
10thB1837821
11thA1306801
12thB10383302
13thB10543500
14thB14173300
15thB10572300

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2000

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2000: 26.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2000

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2000: 97.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2000, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years