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Uttlesford road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2007, and 334 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2006 (276), and casualties fell from 378.

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

Collisions in 2007
249
Down 10% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
334
Down 12% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2007

2.8% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2007 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious5522%
  • Slight18775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight25978%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 249, down 10% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (17%)
  • Tuesday26 (10%)
  • Wednesday32 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday37 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (18%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.2%)
  • February15 (6%)
  • March24 (9.6%)
  • April16 (6.4%)
  • May17 (6.8%)
  • June18 (7.2%)
  • July25 (10%)
  • August21 (8.4%)
  • September22 (8.8%)
  • October19 (7.6%)
  • November31 (12%)
  • December18 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds181 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other16 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (57%)
  • Wet or damp104 (42%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph56 (22%)
  • 40 mph27 (11%)
  • 50 mph19 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph97 (39%)
  • 70 mph49 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (20%)
  • Roundabout15 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.7%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2046 (14%)
  • 21 to 2551 (15%)
  • 26 to 3554 (16%)
  • 36 to 4559 (18%)
  • 46 to 5546 (14%)
  • 56 to 6532 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 755 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider244 (73%)
  • Passenger71 (21%)
  • Pedestrian19 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle28 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2007.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2007

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2007, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2007

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2007: 40, including 4 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM114064411
2ndB184324606
3rdA120253012
4thB1383192503
5thA1060152201
6thB10518901
7thB105281202
8thB125681102
9thB1837702
10thB10576713
11thB10535500
12thA1303402
13thB10383301
14thB10543400
15thA121100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2007

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2007: 17.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2007

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2007: 64.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2007, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years