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Uttlesford road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2001, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (430), and casualties rose from 617.

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

Collisions in 2001
442
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
637
Up 3% on 2000
Fatal collisions
10
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2001

2.3% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2001 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious9121%
  • Slight34177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious10516%
  • Slight52182%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 442, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (18%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (18%)
  • Friday68 (15%)
  • Saturday48 (11%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (11%)
  • February38 (8.6%)
  • March35 (7.9%)
  • April28 (6.3%)
  • May40 (9%)
  • June36 (8.1%)
  • July42 (9.5%)
  • August35 (7.9%)
  • September29 (6.6%)
  • October21 (4.8%)
  • November43 (9.7%)
  • December48 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting92 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (13%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry243 (55%)
  • Wet or damp151 (34%)
  • Frost or ice37 (8.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (17%)
  • 40 mph58 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph216 (49%)
  • 70 mph83 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway298 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (22%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant478 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2066 (10%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35141 (22%)
  • 36 to 45122 (19%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded38 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (69%)
  • Passenger162 (25%)
  • Pedestrian33 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car679 (78%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Uttlesford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Uttlesford ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2001.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2001

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2001, with 24 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2001

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2001: 98, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1198147118
2ndA12074124410
3rdB1845573119
4thB1383253916
5thA1060173513
6thB183111603
7thA13091101
8thB105181102
9thB10538801
10thB10387703
11thB10527701
12thB10393502
13thB10542500
14thB10572201
15thB13511101
16thB13521101

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2001

Great Dunmow had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2001: 18.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2001

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2001: 129.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years