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Uttlesford road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2002, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2001 (442), and casualties fell from 637.

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

Collisions in 2002
351
Down 21% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
505
Down 21% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2002 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6920%
  • Slight27779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight41983%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 351, down 21% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday44 (13%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.1%)
  • February28 (8%)
  • March24 (6.8%)
  • April26 (7.4%)
  • May25 (7.1%)
  • June31 (8.8%)
  • July29 (8.3%)
  • August25 (7.1%)
  • September29 (8.3%)
  • October28 (8%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (51%)
  • Wet or damp164 (47%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph69 (20%)
  • 40 mph53 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph169 (48%)
  • 70 mph57 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (20%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2074 (15%)
  • 21 to 2562 (12%)
  • 26 to 35103 (20%)
  • 36 to 4595 (19%)
  • 46 to 5562 (12%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (70%)
  • Passenger129 (26%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car562 (79%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2002.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2002

Saffron Walden Audley, Uttlesford, CB10 1NQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2002, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2002

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2002: 70, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM117011718
2ndA1205274213
3rdB184456209
4thB13832234111
5thA1060182604
6thB1052101102
7thB105391101
8thB105181002
9thB18381304
10thA1305602
11thB10542200
12thB10572300
13thB10391100
14thB14171301

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2002

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2002: 26.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2002

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2002: 108.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years