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Uttlesford road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2010, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (179), and casualties fell from 235.

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

Collisions in 2010
165
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
208
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2010

None of the collisions in Uttlesford in 2010 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3722%
  • Slight12878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4019%
  • Slight16881%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 165, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 165
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (16%)
  • Tuesday26 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.8%)
  • February17 (10%)
  • March17 (10%)
  • April15 (9.1%)
  • May8 (4.8%)
  • June9 (5.5%)
  • July16 (9.7%)
  • August15 (9.1%)
  • September11 (6.7%)
  • October16 (9.7%)
  • November21 (13%)
  • December12 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (53%)
  • Wet or damp60 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (7.3%)
  • Snow4 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (22%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph18 (11%)
  • 60 mph62 (38%)
  • 70 mph38 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (25%)
  • Roundabout5 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant160 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist4 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2038 (18%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3536 (17%)
  • 36 to 4529 (14%)
  • 46 to 5535 (17%)
  • 56 to 6518 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.3%)
  • Over 756 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (75%)
  • Passenger40 (19%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 314 of them in 2010.

Collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2010

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2010, with 8 collisions.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2010

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2010: 35, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11354004
2ndB184192207
3rdB1383172705
4thA1060131905
5thA120111501
6thB10518800
7thB105281000
8thB10536703
9thB12565900
10thB10573403
11thB14173301
12thB10392201
13thB1832201
14thA1301100
15thB13511100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2010

Stansted Mountfitchet had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2010: 9.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2010

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2010: 40.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years