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Uttlesford road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2019, and 212 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2018 (163), and casualties fell from 234.

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

Collisions in 2019
156
Down 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
212
Down 9% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2019

1.9% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2019 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious4227%
  • Slight11171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4521%
  • Slight16477%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 156, down 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 156
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (21%)
  • Wednesday16 (10%)
  • Thursday26 (17%)
  • Friday22 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.4%)
  • February10 (6.4%)
  • March15 (9.6%)
  • April15 (9.6%)
  • May11 (7.1%)
  • June14 (9%)
  • July15 (9.6%)
  • August11 (7.1%)
  • September17 (11%)
  • October11 (7.1%)
  • November15 (9.6%)
  • December12 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other4 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (72%)
  • Wet or damp42 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph42 (27%)
  • 40 mph8 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph52 (33%)
  • 70 mph46 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (29%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant151 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (8%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8%)
  • 26 to 3547 (22%)
  • 36 to 4523 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (15%)
  • 56 to 6531 (15%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (74%)
  • Passenger45 (21%)
  • Pedestrian10 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car229 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2019.

Collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2019

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2019, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2019

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2019: 34, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11344906
2ndA120193113
3rdA1060131514
4thB1849902
5thB125671203
6thB10516803
7thB10536602
8thB13835501
9thB18351100
10thB10524402
11thB10382501
12thB10542301
13thB14172401
14thB10081100
15thB10391100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2019

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2019: 12.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2019

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2019: 38.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2019, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years