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Uttlesford road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2017, and 267 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2016 (157), and casualties rose from 222.

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

Collisions in 2017
181
Up 15% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
267
Up 20% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2017

2.8% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2017 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious6033%
  • Slight11664%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious7026%
  • Slight19272%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 181, up 15% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (18%)
  • Thursday19 (10%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (6.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.1%)
  • February22 (12%)
  • March11 (6.1%)
  • April17 (9.4%)
  • May12 (6.6%)
  • June15 (8.3%)
  • July12 (6.6%)
  • August15 (8.3%)
  • September11 (6.1%)
  • October24 (13%)
  • November14 (7.7%)
  • December17 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry126 (70%)
  • Wet or damp46 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (2.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (20%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph13 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph55 (30%)
  • 70 mph63 (35%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (34%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2035 (13%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3548 (18%)
  • 36 to 4542 (16%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (12%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (66%)
  • Passenger72 (27%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car259 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle18 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2017.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2017

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2017, with 18 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2017

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2017: 47, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM114775012
2ndA120234005
3rdB184203135
4thB1383152408
5thB125681005
6thA106061002
7thB10515701
8thB1835703
9thB10083602
10thB10523401
11thB10542301
12thB10572200
13thB14172201
14thB10381101
15thB10391100
16thB10531101

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2017

Saffron Walden and Stansted Mountfitchet had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2017, with 7 each.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2017

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2017: 45.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2017, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years