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Uttlesford road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Uttlesford in 2025, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2024 (188), and casualties fell from 254.

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

Collisions in 2025
157
Down 16% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
205
Down 19% on 2024
Fatal collisions
5
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Uttlesford in 2025

3.2% of collisions in Uttlesford in 2025 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.1% and 24% in Uttlesford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.2%
  • Serious5736%
  • Slight9561%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious6532%
  • Slight13566%

Uttlesford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Uttlesford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 157, down 16% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 157
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday27 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.3%)
  • February19 (12%)
  • March14 (8.9%)
  • April13 (8.3%)
  • May16 (10%)
  • June13 (8.3%)
  • July12 (7.6%)
  • August10 (6.4%)
  • September14 (8.9%)
  • October14 (8.9%)
  • November9 (5.7%)
  • December10 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (6.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (75%)
  • Wet or damp33 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph47 (30%)
  • 40 mph16 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph55 (35%)
  • 70 mph29 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (23%)
  • Roundabout11 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Uttlesford in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (13%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3534 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (19%)
  • 46 to 5529 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.8%)
  • Over 759 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (70%)
  • Passenger40 (20%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (72%)
  • Motorcycle29 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Uttlesford in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Uttlesford had fewer road collisions than 244 of them in 2025.

Collisions
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2025

Great Dunmow South & Barnston, Uttlesford, CM6 1HS area and Stansted South & Birchanger, Uttlesford, CM23 5SN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Uttlesford in 2025, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in Uttlesford with the most crashes in 2025

The M11 had the most collisions in Uttlesford in 2025: 23, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Uttlesford, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM11233738
2ndA120172304
3rdB184111306
4thB125691315
5thA10607801
6thB105771004
7thB10516703
8thB10085501
9thB10524402
10thB13834401
11thB1834501
12thB10533802
13thB10382200
14thB10391100
15thB13511100

Towns in Uttlesford: crashes in 2025

Burton End and Great Dunmow had the most collisions of any town in Uttlesford in 2025, with 9 each.

Postcode districts in Uttlesford: crashes in 2025

CM6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Uttlesford in 2025: 38.

Latest crashes in Uttlesford in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Uttlesford in 2025, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Uttlesford road accidents in other years