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Uttlesford road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2008, and 325 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (249), and casualties fell from 334.

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

Collisions in 2008
241
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
325
Down 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2008 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5422%
  • Slight18577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5718%
  • Slight26682%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 241, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (20%)
  • Thursday45 (19%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (8.7%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.6%)
  • February25 (10%)
  • March22 (9.1%)
  • April24 (10%)
  • May17 (7.1%)
  • June21 (8.7%)
  • July21 (8.7%)
  • August26 (11%)
  • September14 (5.8%)
  • October17 (7.1%)
  • November28 (12%)
  • December10 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry147 (61%)
  • Wet or damp88 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph60 (25%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph88 (37%)
  • 70 mph59 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (27%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (8%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (4%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2052 (16%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3556 (17%)
  • 36 to 4555 (17%)
  • 46 to 5536 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.9%)
  • Over 7511 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (68%)
  • Passenger80 (25%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 291 of them in 2008.

Collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2008

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2008, with 16 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2008

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2008: 60, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM116092010
2ndB184263608
3rdB1383182014
4thA1060172107
5thA120172201
6thB1053101202
7thB105291212
8thB125681002
9thB10575703
10thA1304600
11thB10514901
12thB10543501
13thB14173601
14thB1833300
15thB10382200
16thB10392300
17thB13011200

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2008

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2008: 15.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2008

CB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2008: 60.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2008.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years