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Uttlesford road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2024, and 254 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2023 (165), and casualties rose from 243.

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

Collisions in 2024
188
Up 14% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
254
Up 5% on 2023
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2024

0.5% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2024 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5228%
  • Slight13572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5421%
  • Slight19978%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 188, up 14% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 188
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday23 (12%)
  • Thursday17 (9%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday35 (19%)
  • Sunday28 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.4%)
  • February9 (4.8%)
  • March15 (8%)
  • April17 (9%)
  • May14 (7.4%)
  • June15 (8%)
  • July15 (8%)
  • August18 (9.6%)
  • September12 (6.4%)
  • October22 (12%)
  • November23 (12%)
  • December14 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight130 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (68%)
  • Wet or damp53 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph50 (27%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph67 (36%)
  • 70 mph48 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (28%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (10%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 155 (2%)
  • 16 to 2025 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2518 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3549 (19%)
  • 36 to 4555 (22%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.1%)
  • Over 7511 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider182 (72%)
  • Passenger60 (24%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (75%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 2024.

Collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2024

Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Uttlesford in 2024, with 20 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2024

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2024: 46, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11467119
2ndA120162104
3rdB184131804
4thB1383121302
5thA106071102
6thB10577706
7thB10086900
8thB10515703
9thB10525502
10thB1835703
11thB12563302
12thB10382201
13thB10531101
14thB10541100
15thB14171201

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2024

Saffron Walden had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2024: 12.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2024

CM22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2024: 41.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years