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Uttlesford road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2012, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2011 (180), and casualties fell from 304.

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

Collisions in 2012
175
Down 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
253
Down 17% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2012

2.3% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2012 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious4023%
  • Slight13175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4618%
  • Slight20380%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 175, down 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 175
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday25 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday33 (19%)
  • Saturday26 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (3.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February15 (8.6%)
  • March7 (4%)
  • April22 (13%)
  • May10 (5.7%)
  • June9 (5.1%)
  • July16 (9.1%)
  • August11 (6.3%)
  • September11 (6.3%)
  • October14 (8%)
  • November21 (12%)
  • December19 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other9 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (54%)
  • Wet or damp76 (43%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph36 (21%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph74 (42%)
  • 70 mph44 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (27%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (3.6%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2028 (11%)
  • 21 to 2530 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (12%)
  • 46 to 5539 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (7.5%)
  • Over 757 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (68%)
  • Passenger72 (28%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 310 of them in 2012.

Collisions
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2012

Bishop's Stortford Parsonage, East Hertfordshire, CM23 5PS area and Littlebury, Chesterford & Wenden Lofts, Uttlesford, CB11 4JY area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2012, with 12 collisions each.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2012

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2012: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11396408
2ndB184182406
3rdA120162203
4thB125691902
5thB138371001
6thA106061000
7thB10516912
8thB10525502
9thB1835601
10thB10082200
11thB10532201
12thB10542310
13thB10572201
14thB10381201
15thB14171200

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2012

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2012: 8.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2012

CB11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2012: 50.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2012.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years