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Uttlesford road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 179 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2009, and 235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2008 (241), and casualties fell from 325.

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

Collisions in 2009
179
Down 26% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
235
Down 28% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2009

2.2% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2009 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight14480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight19483%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 179, down 26% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 179
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (16%)
  • Tuesday18 (10%)
  • Wednesday20 (11%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday31 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (18%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.9%)
  • February8 (4.5%)
  • March14 (7.8%)
  • April15 (8.4%)
  • May22 (12%)
  • June14 (7.8%)
  • July14 (7.8%)
  • August23 (13%)
  • September13 (7.3%)
  • October11 (6.1%)
  • November12 (6.7%)
  • December17 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds141 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (6.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (70%)
  • Wet or damp41 (23%)
  • Frost or ice9 (5%)
  • Snow3 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph30 (17%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph11 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph78 (44%)
  • 70 mph45 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (27%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant184 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian7 (3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (3%)
  • 16 to 2028 (12%)
  • 21 to 2541 (17%)
  • 26 to 3549 (21%)
  • 36 to 4542 (18%)
  • 46 to 5530 (13%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (73%)
  • Passenger57 (24%)
  • Pedestrian7 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car265 (78%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 321 of them in 2009.

Collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2009

Bishop's Stortford Parsonage, East Hertfordshire, CM23 5PS area and Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2009, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2009

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2009: 37, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11375809
2ndB184203114
3rdA120121200
4thB1383111502
5thA106091402
6thB125691001
7thB10518901
8thB10578812
9thB10525600
10thB10534402
11thB1834413
12thB10383301
13thA12011100
14thB10541100
15thB13531200
16thB13811200
17thB14171100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2009

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2009: 11.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2009

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2009: 55.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years