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Uttlesford road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2003, and 512 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2002 (351), and casualties rose from 505.

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

Collisions in 2003
366
Up 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
512
Up 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2003

2.7% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2003 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious8924%
  • Slight26773%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious11623%
  • Slight38575%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 366, up 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.4%)
  • February31 (8.5%)
  • March20 (5.5%)
  • April35 (9.6%)
  • May28 (7.7%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July32 (8.7%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September29 (7.9%)
  • October30 (8.2%)
  • November34 (9.3%)
  • December24 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (64%)
  • Wet or damp114 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (22%)
  • 40 mph37 (10%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph172 (47%)
  • 70 mph65 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (21%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant392 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist10 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2076 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 35101 (20%)
  • 36 to 4598 (19%)
  • 46 to 5563 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (69%)
  • Passenger138 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (79%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Uttlesford ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 2003.

Collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2003

Bishop's Stortford Parsonage, East Hertfordshire, CM23 5PS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2003, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2003

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2003: 70, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM1170109115
2ndA120536228
3rdB1843852111
4thB1383284416
5thA1060212915
6thB183131915
7thB1053122105
8thB10387804
9thA13061001
10thB105161012
11thB10525502
12thB10575501
13thB103941002
14thA10161100
15thA1831100
16thB13511101

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2003

Burton End and Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2003, with 15 each.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2003

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2003: 90.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2003, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years