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Uttlesford road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2014, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2013 (206), and casualties fell from 278.

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

Collisions in 2014
192
Down 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
256
Down 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2014

0.5% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2014 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4322%
  • Slight14877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4718%
  • Slight20781%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2014 is highlighted, with 192, down 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 192
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (17%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (21%)
  • Friday20 (10%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.8%)
  • February12 (6.3%)
  • March15 (7.8%)
  • April13 (6.8%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June11 (5.7%)
  • July23 (12%)
  • August9 (4.7%)
  • September19 (9.9%)
  • October26 (14%)
  • November15 (7.8%)
  • December16 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (66%)
  • Wet or damp62 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph49 (26%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph17 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph64 (33%)
  • 70 mph47 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (24%)
  • Roundabout17 (8.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant167 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant14 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 155 (2%)
  • 16 to 2021 (8.2%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (20%)
  • 36 to 4539 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (18%)
  • 56 to 6527 (11%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.3%)
  • Over 757 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (72%)
  • Passenger56 (22%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car276 (74%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 2014.

Collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2014

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2014, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2014

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2014: 41, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11416619
2ndA120232503
3rdB184172105
4thB1256131704
5thB1383101201
6thB10527803
7thB10516801
8thB10536702
9thB1836701
10thB10544702
11thA106031200
12thB10573301
13thB10382201
14thB10081100
15thB10391101
16thB14171100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2014

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2014: 13.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2014

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2014: 50.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2014, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years