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Uttlesford road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2004, and 453 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2003 (366), and casualties fell from 512.

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

Collisions in 2004
334
Down 9% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
453
Down 12% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2004

2.4% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight27683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious5913%
  • Slight38685%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 334, down 9% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday62 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (11%)
  • February25 (7.5%)
  • March25 (7.5%)
  • April23 (6.9%)
  • May31 (9.3%)
  • June27 (8.1%)
  • July29 (8.7%)
  • August27 (8.1%)
  • September34 (10%)
  • October22 (6.6%)
  • November25 (7.5%)
  • December30 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (59%)
  • Wet or damp120 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph79 (24%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph137 (41%)
  • 70 mph74 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway220 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (22%)
  • Roundabout29 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (5.1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2056 (12%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3596 (21%)
  • 36 to 4575 (17%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.2%)
  • Over 759 (2%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (70%)
  • Passenger110 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (77%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (5.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 2004.

Collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2004

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2004, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2004

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2004: 66, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11669818
2ndB1845264111
3rdA120334732
4thB1383293605
5thA1060192915
6thB183101312
7thB10518902
8thB105381000
9thB10575700
10thB12564401
11thB10393700
12thB10523300
13thB13513401
14thA1302201
15thB10382200
16thA10521100
17thA12501100
18thB10541100
19thB14171300

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2004

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2004: 19.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2004

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2004: 86.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2004, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2004.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years