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Uttlesford road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2016, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2015 (175), and casualties fell from 232.

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

Collisions in 2016
157
Down 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
222
Down 4% on 2015
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2016

None of the collisions in Uttlesford in 2016 were fatal and 24% were serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3724%
  • Slight12076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4520%
  • Slight17780%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 157, down 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 157
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (18%)
  • Tuesday28 (18%)
  • Wednesday18 (11%)
  • Thursday18 (11%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday20 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.3%)
  • February12 (7.6%)
  • March14 (8.9%)
  • April17 (11%)
  • May13 (8.3%)
  • June8 (5.1%)
  • July11 (7%)
  • August12 (7.6%)
  • September14 (8.9%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November15 (9.6%)
  • December12 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other4 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (69%)
  • Wet or damp44 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph43 (27%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph47 (30%)
  • 70 mph52 (33%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (31%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2021 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2531 (14%)
  • 26 to 3548 (22%)
  • 36 to 4530 (14%)
  • 46 to 5529 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.3%)
  • Over 7512 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (71%)
  • Passenger53 (24%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 305 of them in 2016.

Collisions
306th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 30 other areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2016

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2016, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2016

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2016: 44, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11446606
2ndA120142004
3rdB184132606
4thB138391301
5thB125681102
6thA10604601
7thB10524601
8thB10534702
9thB1833302
10thB10082200
11thB10512300
12thA111100
13thB10231100
14thB10381100
15thB10541100
16thB14171100
17thB15081100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2016

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2016: 7.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2016

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2016: 40.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years