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Uttlesford road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2006, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (285), and casualties fell from 397.

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

Collisions in 2006
276
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
378
Down 5% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2006

2.2% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2006 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious6022%
  • Slight21076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6718%
  • Slight30480%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2006 is highlighted, with 276, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (17%)
  • Tuesday33 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (7.2%)
  • February23 (8.3%)
  • March20 (7.2%)
  • April20 (7.2%)
  • May16 (5.8%)
  • June30 (11%)
  • July19 (6.9%)
  • August38 (14%)
  • September23 (8.3%)
  • October24 (8.7%)
  • November23 (8.3%)
  • December20 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight185 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds223 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other15 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry184 (67%)
  • Wet or damp91 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph65 (24%)
  • 40 mph25 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (4%)
  • 60 mph113 (41%)
  • 70 mph60 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (24%)
  • Roundabout22 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.9%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4%)
  • 16 to 2066 (17%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (18%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (11%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (70%)
  • Passenger94 (25%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2006.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2006

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2006, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2006

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2006: 58, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11588327
2ndB1843954210
3rdA120273806
4thB1383163008
5thB1051121412
6thA1060111704
7thB10538903
8thB125671102
9thB1836802
10thB10384401
11thB10524501
12thB10574602
13thB14173401
14thA1302200
15thB13512200
16thB10391100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2006

Burton End and Great Dunmow had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2006, with 11 each.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2006

CB11 and CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2006, with 66 each.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2006, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years