Slight
Vauxhall Combo crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 11 Dec 2025, 18:00
- Vauxhall Combo, Toyota Prius, Vauxhall Adam and MG ZS
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421681685
Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 3AW area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 103 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Boreham and The Leighs ward, Chelmsford, from 2001 to 2025, with 152 casualties. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 16 were serious.
In 2025 there were 5 collisions here, up from 2 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 103
- 7,757th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 152
- 1.48 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 5
- 5 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 5
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the CM3 3AW hotspot
21 of the 103 collisions here (20%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal54.9%
- Serious1616%
- Slight8280%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 5
- Seriously injured
- 19
- Slightly injured
- 128
- All casualties
- 152
Accidents by year at the CM3 3AW hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2006, against an average of 4.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CM3 3AW 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 | 5 | 7 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 10 | 17 |
| 2005 | 7 | 11 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 |
| 2003 | 7 | 13 |
| 2002 | 4 | 5 |
| 2001 | 8 | 11 |
Map of crashes at the CM3 3AW hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CM3 3AW.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 3AW area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CM3 3AW 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
- CM3 3AW
- Postcode district
- CM3
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.76681, 0.55032
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 24 of 25
- Latest collision
- 11 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 7,757th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CM3 3AW hotspot
40 of the 103 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Boreham.
Accident hotspots near CM3 3AW
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, 1.5 km away, with 144 collisions.
- Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 3HQ area1.5 km away, 195 casualties144 collisions
- Hatfield Peverel & Terling, Braintree, CM3 2EU area2.1 km away, 249 casualties157 collisions
- Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM2 5PP area2.7 km away, 462 casualties362 collisions
- Hatfield Peverel & Terling, Braintree, CM3 2EA area3.6 km away, 252 casualties195 collisions
- Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park, Chelmsford, CM2 6YU area4.1 km away, 127 casualties101 collisions
- Springfield North, Chelmsford, CM1 6FD area4.2 km away, 265 casualties219 collisions
- Trinity, Chelmsford, CM2 6JU area4.2 km away, 342 casualties284 collisions
- Hatfield Peverel & Terling, Braintree, CM8 1EB area5 km away, 250 casualties177 collisions
All 103 crashes at the CM3 3AW hotspot
Newest first, from 3 March 2001 to 11 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Fatal
Kia Picanto crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 8 Aug 2025, 02:45
- Kia Picanto and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421626272
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 20 Jun 2025, 13:00
- Volkswagen Polo and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025421605501
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 5 Jun 2025, 13:14
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025421599046
- Serious
Hyundai Kona Advance Hev S-A crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 24 Mar 2025, 14:22
- Hyundai Kona Advance Hev S-A and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421568642
- Serious
Mercedes Gle Class crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 28 Oct 2024, 16:48
- Mercedes Gle Class and 2 cars
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421509614
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 28 Aug 2024, 17:50
- Toyota Yaris and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024421485057
- Serious
Volkswagen Passat crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 2 Nov 2023, 18:00
- Volkswagen Passat, Audi A6 and Ford Kuga
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421370410
- Slight
Honda CR-V crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 27 Jan 2023, 12:19
- Honda CR-V and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421268821
- Slight
Land Rover Defender crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 10 Oct 2022, 08:33
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421228900
- Serious
Ford Edge crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 6 Apr 2022, 16:10
- Ford Edge, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Mercedes E Class, Skoda Octavia and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2022421163444
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 6 Apr 2022, 15:01
- Volkswagen Golf and Scania
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421163403
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 22 Oct 2020, 21:40
- Mini Cooper and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020420997603
- Slight
Volvo XC90 crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 18 Sep 2020, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420982419
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 19 Mar 2020, 13:06
- Mercedes Sprinter and Kia Ceed
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420941356
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 12 Jan 2020, 13:18
- BMW 5 Series and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020420918247
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 29 Dec 2019, 18:12
- Nissan Micra and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420913950
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 21 Dec 2019, 07:52
- Ford Fiesta and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420912274
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 4 Jul 2019, 10:30
- Mercedes, Vauxhall Corsa and Skoda Fabia
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420854247
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 25 Mar 2019, 16:30
- Ford Transit and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420826204
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 8 Mar 2019, 15:50
- Ford Focus and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420821807
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 27 Nov 2018, 17:54
- Audi A3 and Toyota RAV4
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018420347118
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 23 Sep 2018, 13:00
- Peugeot Partner and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420329348
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 18 May 2017, 17:37
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420183384
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 10 Mar 2017, 18:19
- 2 Ford Transits
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420162478
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 9 Mar 2017, 08:25
- Honda Civic and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420161940
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 14 Jan 2017, 00:20
- Ford Fiesta and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420145254
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 17 Nov 2016, 06:50
- Audi A3 and Ford Ecosport
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016420131403
- Slight
Ford S-Max crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 28 Oct 2016, 18:00
- Ford S-Max, Volkswagen Caddy and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016420120600
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 26 Jun 2015, 10:40
- Citroen Berlingo, Iveco Daily and Mercedes
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201542I202906
- Serious
Honda CBR125R crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 5 Jun 2015, 17:55
- Honda CBR125R, Saab 9-3 and Ford Transit
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201542I164906
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 12 Dec 2014, 17:20
- Hyundai i10 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201442I427912
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 14 Aug 2014, 17:20
- Ford Fiesta and Citroen Xsara
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201442I266808
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 5 Jul 2014, 07:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201442I221607
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 13 Jun 2014, 11:20
- Vauxhall Astra and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201442I188806
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 15 Apr 2014, 08:08
- Land Rover Range Rover and Toyota RAV4
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201442I123404
- Slight
Car crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 28 Mar 2014, 14:15
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201442I096703
- Serious
Car crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 11 Feb 2014, 20:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201442I092802
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 11 Jan 2014, 23:08
- Peugeot 207 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201442I007501
- Slight
Vauxhall Vectra crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 9 Oct 2013, 18:10
- Vauxhall Vectra and 2 bicycles
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201342I324110
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 5 Aug 2013, 11:45
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201342I231308
- Slight
Car crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 27 Jan 2013, 09:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201342I022701
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 23 Jul 2012, 08:06
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201242I226807
- Fatal
Vauxhall Agila crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 30 Mar 2012, 09:45
- Vauxhall Agila and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201242I088803
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 1 Dec 2011, 08:15
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201142I397512
- Serious
Peugeot 106 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 16 Jul 2011, 17:39
- Peugeot 106 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201142I218607
- Serious
Yamaha crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 15 Mar 2011, 07:18
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201142I072803
- Slight
Ford KA crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 3 Feb 2011, 19:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201142I034902