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Uttlesford road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2023, and 243 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2022 (156), and casualties rose from 218.

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

Collisions in 2023
165
Up 6% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
243
Up 11% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2023

2.4% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.4%
  • Serious4225%
  • Slight11972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4820%
  • Slight19179%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 165, up 6% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 165
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (17%)
  • Wednesday32 (19%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday28 (17%)
  • Saturday16 (9.7%)
  • Sunday19 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (9.1%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.3%)
  • February7 (4.2%)
  • March18 (11%)
  • April11 (6.7%)
  • May13 (7.9%)
  • June19 (12%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August10 (6.1%)
  • September19 (12%)
  • October13 (7.9%)
  • November15 (9.1%)
  • December9 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds136 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (71%)
  • Wet or damp40 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (5.5%)
  • 30 mph44 (27%)
  • 40 mph18 (11%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph49 (30%)
  • 70 mph41 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway105 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (22%)
  • Roundabout14 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant149 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 2016 (6.6%)
  • 21 to 2517 (7%)
  • 26 to 3544 (18%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (12%)
  • 66 to 7523 (9.5%)
  • Over 759 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (65%)
  • Passenger63 (26%)
  • Pedestrian23 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 2023.

Collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2023

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2023, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2023

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2023: 37, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11374816
2ndB184192818
3rdA120152013
4thB125691002
5thA106081302
6thB13837800
7thB18361003
8thB10574511
9thB10513501
10thB105331003
11thB10522302
12thB10081100
13thB10391200
14thB10541201

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2023

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2023: 10.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2023

CM22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2023: 34.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2023, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2023.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years