Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 21 Nov 2025, 14:29
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421671774
Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM2 5PP area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 362 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Boreham and The Leighs ward, Chelmsford, from 2001 to 2025, with 462 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.
In 2025 there were 12 collisions here, down from 13 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 362
- 2,017th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 462
- 1.28 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 12
- Down 8% on 2024
Crash severity at the CM2 5PP hotspot
59 of the 362 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal30.8%
- Serious5615%
- Slight30384%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 64
- Slightly injured
- 395
- All casualties
- 462
Accidents by year at the CM2 5PP hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 23 in 2007, against an average of 14 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CM2 5PP hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 16 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 |
| 2023 | 18 | 27 |
| 2022 | 11 | 14 |
| 2021 | 11 | 14 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 | 10 |
| 2018 | 11 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 | 15 |
| 2016 | 13 | 15 |
| 2015 | 12 | 14 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | 12 | 14 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011 | 20 | 27 |
| 2010 | 14 | 16 |
| 2009 | 13 | 18 |
| 2008 | 14 | 18 |
| 2007 | 23 | 30 |
| 2006 | 23 | 29 |
| 2005 | 22 | 31 |
| 2004 | 22 | 30 |
| 2003 | 20 | 30 |
| 2002 | 12 | 13 |
| 2001 | 23 | 29 |
Map of crashes at the CM2 5PP hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CM2 5PP.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM2 5PP area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CM2 5PP hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Boreham and The Leighs
- Council area
- Chelmsford
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- CM2 5PP
- Postcode district
- CM2
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.75367, 0.5179
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 21 November 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 2,017th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CM2 5PP hotspot
127 of the 362 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Chelmsford.
Accident hotspots near CM2 5PP
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 3HQ area, 1.2 km away, with 144 collisions.
- Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 3HQ area1.2 km away, 195 casualties144 collisions
- Trinity, Chelmsford, CM2 6JU area1.5 km away, 342 casualties284 collisions
- Springfield North, Chelmsford, CM1 6FD area1.8 km away, 265 casualties219 collisions
- Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park, Chelmsford, CM2 6YU area1.8 km away, 127 casualties101 collisions
- The Lawns, Chelmsford, CM1 7PF area2.6 km away, 96 casualties83 collisions
- Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 3AW area2.7 km away, 152 casualties103 collisions
- Trinity, Chelmsford, CM2 6EG area2.7 km away, 262 casualties226 collisions
- Great Baddow East, Chelmsford, CM2 7RT area3.3 km away, 95 casualties68 collisions
All 362 crashes at the CM2 5PP hotspot
Newest first, from 14 January 2001 to 21 November 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 20 Nov 2025, 22:05
- Toyota Auris, Volkswagen Passat and Seat Alhambra
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2025421671470
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 16 Nov 2025, 11:24
- Mercedes A Class and Kia Sportage
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421669254
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 14 Nov 2025, 17:32
- Mercedes Sprinter, Vauxhall Combo and Toyota Corolla
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421668606
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A138 in Chelmsford, 28 Sep 2025, 07:50
- BMW 5 Series and BMW R Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421647453
- Slight
Tesla Model Y crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 19 Sep 2025, 18:20
- Tesla Model Y, Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025421643974
- Slight
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 5 Jul 2025, 14:47
- Volkswagen Tiguan and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421611983
- Slight
Kia Venga crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 19 Jun 2025, 10:19
- Kia Venga and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025421604992
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A138 in Chelmsford, 11 Jun 2025, 19:00
- Ford Fiesta and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421604092
- Slight
Kia Venga crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 9 Jun 2025, 16:00
- Kia Venga, BMW 1 Series and BMW 3 Series
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421600667
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 7 Feb 2025, 02:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421551520
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 31 Jan 2025, 00:34
- Ford Fiesta and Mercedes
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421548551
- Slight
Tesla Model 3 crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 4 Dec 2024, 08:00
- Tesla Model 3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421526049
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 30 Jul 2024, 21:30
- Toyota Yaris and Mazda MX-5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421477617
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 17 Jul 2024, 14:15
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421469100
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 22 Jun 2024, 13:40
- Fiat 500 and Yamaha GPD
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421468598
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 8 Jun 2024, 19:00
- Vauxhall Astra and Yamaha XJR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421465149
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 5 Jun 2024, 19:30
- Ford Fiesta and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421452735
- Slight
Mazda CX-5 crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 25 May 2024, 20:30
- Mazda CX-5 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421454828
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 7 May 2024, 14:50
- Ford Fiesta and Yamaha GPD
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421442855
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 29 Apr 2024, 13:20
- Ford Fiesta and Yamaha GPD
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421442609
- Slight
Suzuki GZ 125 crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 26 Apr 2024, 08:27
- Suzuki GZ 125 and Peugeot 207
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421435948
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A138 in Chelmsford, 15 Feb 2024, 17:50
- Ford Fiesta and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421414851
- Slight
Renault Trucks crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 11 Feb 2024, 10:26
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421408592
- Slight
Jaguar F-Pace crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 24 Jan 2024, 10:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421402015
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 18 Dec 2023, 21:35
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2023421389946
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 13 Dec 2023, 12:54
- Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus and Volvo V90
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421387774
- Slight
Renault Trafic crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 28 Nov 2023, 13:26
- Renault Trafic and Toyota RAV4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421383515
- Slight
MAN crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 23 Nov 2023, 06:30
- MAN, Mercedes and Citroen Berlingo
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023421377890
- Slight
Kia Sorento crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 18 Nov 2023, 15:48
- Kia Sorento and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2023421376136
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 29 Oct 2023, 10:00
- Ford Focus and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421377894
- Serious
Ford Mustang crash on the A138 in Chelmsford, 13 Oct 2023, 08:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421362377
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 30 Sep 2023, 16:01
- Ford Kuga and Honda Civic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421358041
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 23 Aug 2023, 22:05
- Toyota Aygo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421351258
- Serious
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 11 Aug 2023, 11:34
- Ford Transit Custom, Skoda Superb and a van
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023421340687
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 18 Jul 2023, 19:10
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421345371
- Serious
Peugeot 108 crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 12 Jul 2023, 15:59
- Peugeot 108, Lexus RX 450 and Vauxhall Insignia
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023421328736
- Serious
Honda Jazz crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 29 Jun 2023, 15:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421324331
- Slight
Scania crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 26 Jun 2023, 14:41
- Scania and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421322940
- Serious
Vauxhall Agila crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 13 Jun 2023, 08:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421318066
- Slight
MG HS crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 18 May 2023, 17:00
- MG HS and Kawasaki ZX
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421308989
- Slight
Lorry crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 14 Mar 2023, 16:45
- A lorry and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421293971
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 17 Jan 2023, 16:25
- Audi A5 and Benelli Tornado
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421284947
- Slight
Chevrolet Kalos crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 19 Oct 2022, 12:25
- Chevrolet Kalos and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421243922
- Serious
Lexmoto ZSB crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 18 Aug 2022, 16:15
- Lexmoto ZSB and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421211057
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 19 Jul 2022, 07:00
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421206133
- Slight
Honda SH 125 crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 24 May 2022, 16:07
- Honda SH 125 and Kia Sportage
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421180920
- Serious
Audi A1 crash on the A130 in Chelmsford, 11 May 2022, 15:40
- Audi A1 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421178725