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Uttlesford road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2021, and 238 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2020 (141), and casualties rose from 191.

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

Collisions in 2021
161
Up 14% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
238
Up 25% on 2020
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2021

None of the collisions in Uttlesford in 2021 were fatal and 30% were serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4830%
  • Slight11370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5523%
  • Slight18377%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 161, up 14% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 161
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday18 (11%)
  • Thursday25 (16%)
  • Friday28 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (20%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.8%)
  • February8 (5%)
  • March11 (6.8%)
  • April14 (8.7%)
  • May10 (6.2%)
  • June17 (11%)
  • July11 (6.8%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September14 (8.7%)
  • October15 (9.3%)
  • November13 (8.1%)
  • December19 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (73%)
  • Wet or damp41 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph41 (25%)
  • 40 mph15 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (5%)
  • 60 mph51 (32%)
  • 70 mph42 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (27%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (5%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2026 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3542 (18%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (16%)
  • 56 to 6533 (14%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.3%)
  • Over 7515 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider172 (72%)
  • Passenger57 (24%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car251 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle21 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 2021.

Collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 25 other areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2021

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2021, with 13 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2021

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2021: 34, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11345408
2ndB1256213408
3rdA120193004
4thB184121905
5thB1383111604
6thA106081203
7thB10085702
8thB10515602
9thB10525602
10thB10573300
11thB10382201
12thB14172201
13thB1832401

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2021

Great Dunmow and Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2021, with 6 each.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2021

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2021: 53.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2021, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2021.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years