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Uttlesford road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2018, and 234 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2017 (181), and casualties fell from 267.

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

Collisions in 2018
163
Down 10% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
234
Down 12% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2018

2.5% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2018 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious5131%
  • Slight10866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious5925%
  • Slight17173%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 163, down 10% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 163
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (16%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday27 (17%)
  • Saturday16 (9.8%)
  • Sunday27 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9.8%)
  • February13 (8%)
  • March9 (5.5%)
  • April12 (7.4%)
  • May10 (6.1%)
  • June9 (5.5%)
  • July22 (13%)
  • August17 (10%)
  • September16 (9.8%)
  • October16 (9.8%)
  • November14 (8.6%)
  • December9 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds131 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (65%)
  • Wet or damp51 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph42 (26%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph56 (34%)
  • 70 mph47 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2015 (6.4%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3545 (19%)
  • 36 to 4537 (16%)
  • 46 to 5527 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.7%)
  • Over 7517 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider156 (67%)
  • Passenger64 (27%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car258 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Uttlesford ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2018.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2018

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2018, with 18 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2018

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2018: 37, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11375629
2ndB184192218
3rdA120141801
4thB138391312
5thB125681803
6thB10535503
7thB1834502
8thB10513802
9thA10602200
10thB10082501
11thA12501100
12thB10381201
13thB10541100
14thB10571100
15thB14171501

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2018

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2018: 11.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2018

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2018: 38.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2018, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2018.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years