Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A131 in Chelmsford, 24 Aug 2025, 15:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421632888
Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 3HQ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 144 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Boreham and The Leighs ward, Chelmsford, from 2001 to 2025, with 195 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.
In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 2 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 144
- 5,784th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 195
- 1.35 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 1
- 2 in 2024
Crash severity at the CM3 3HQ hotspot
32 of the 144 collisions here (22%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal32.1%
- Serious2920%
- Slight11278%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 29
- Slightly injured
- 163
- All casualties
- 195
Accidents by year at the CM3 3HQ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 16 in 2004, against an average of 5.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CM3 3HQ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 1
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 10 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2017 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 13 | 15 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010 | 6 | 9 |
| 2009 | 7 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 8 | 13 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 8 | 15 |
| 2004 | 16 | 22 |
| 2003 | 5 | 10 |
| 2002 | 11 | 14 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 |
Map of crashes at the CM3 3HQ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CM3 3HQ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 3HQ 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 3HQ 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 3HQ
- Postcode district
- CM3
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.76038, 0.53156
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 24 of 25
- Latest collision
- 24 August 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 5,784th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CM3 3HQ hotspot
49 of the 144 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Boreham.
Accident hotspots near CM3 3HQ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM2 5PP area, 1.2 km away, with 362 collisions.
- Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM2 5PP area1.2 km away, 462 casualties362 collisions
- Boreham and The Leighs, Chelmsford, CM3 3AW area1.5 km away, 152 casualties103 collisions
- Trinity, Chelmsford, CM2 6JU area2.7 km away, 342 casualties284 collisions
- Springfield North, Chelmsford, CM1 6FD area2.8 km away, 265 casualties219 collisions
- Chelmer Village and Beaulieu Park, Chelmsford, CM2 6YU area2.8 km away, 127 casualties101 collisions
- Hatfield Peverel & Terling, Braintree, CM3 2EU area3.6 km away, 249 casualties157 collisions
- The Lawns, Chelmsford, CM1 7PF area3.7 km away, 96 casualties83 collisions
- Trinity, Chelmsford, CM2 6EG area3.9 km away, 262 casualties226 collisions
All 144 crashes at the CM3 3HQ hotspot
Newest first, from 24 January 2001 to 24 August 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Honda CR-V crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 26 Oct 2024, 18:05
- Honda CR-V and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421509299
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 29 Aug 2024, 03:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421484848
- Slight
Renault Trucks crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 13 Dec 2023, 08:09
- Renault Trucks, Volkswagen UP and Fiat 500
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421387578
- Slight
Ford Kuga crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 16 Jun 2023, 16:10
- Ford Kuga and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421328905
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 22 May 2023, 19:47
- Audi A4, Audi A5 and Audi A1
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023421310267
- Slight
Ford Ecosport crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 5 Dec 2022, 17:00
- Ford Ecosport, Citroen Dispatch, Seat Ibiza and Peugeot Partner
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421250115
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 4 Nov 2022, 20:03
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2022421238540
- Slight
Audi SQ5 crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 17 Sep 2022, 12:02
- Audi SQ5 and Smart Fortwo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421220374
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 6 Aug 2022, 00:36
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421206372
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 8 Jul 2022, 16:40
- Vauxhall Vivaro, Ford Focus and Volkswagen Passat
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421196579
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 31 May 2022, 16:42
- Volkswagen Golf, Vauxhall Corsa, Ford Fiesta, Hyundai Tucson and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421183434
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 12 May 2022, 17:36
- Vauxhall Zafira and Hyundai Tucson
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022421176519
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 19 Jan 2022, 10:00
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421133895
- Serious
Ford Transit crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 28 Oct 2021, 16:39
- Ford Transit, Citroen C1, Mercedes Sprinter and Alfa Romeo Giulietta
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421103588
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 13 Oct 2021, 17:22
- BMW 5 Series, Mini Cooper and Audi A3
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421098134
- Serious
Toyota Aygo crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 20 Sep 2020, 18:45
- Toyota Aygo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420982847
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 31 Aug 2020, 19:26
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420976934
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 17 Jul 2020, 18:06
- Vauxhall Astra, Nissan Micra and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020420965383
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 10 Jan 2020, 18:16
- Nissan Juke, Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen T-Roc
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2020420918086
- Slight
MAN crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 10 Sep 2019, 11:56
- MAN, Fiat 500 and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019420876220
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 23 Jul 2019, 19:34
- Peugeot 307 and BMW X5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420860930
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 16 Jul 2019, 13:50
- DAF Trucks and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420858212
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 18 Mar 2019, 16:40
- Peugeot 307 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420824322
- Slight
Volkswagen Urban crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 2 Jan 2019, 16:52
- Volkswagen Urban and Peugeot 5008
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019420806757
- Slight
Citroen Xsara crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 3 Aug 2018, 10:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420315820
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 20 Jul 2018, 14:16
- DAF Trucks and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420311978
- Serious
Yamaha MT125 crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 7 Jun 2018, 17:29
- Yamaha MT125 and Saab 9-3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420299886
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 31 May 2018, 12:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420298005
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 8 May 2018, 05:15
- Ford Transit and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420290845
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 19 Dec 2017, 16:55
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2017420250664
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 2 Aug 2017, 04:00
- Ford Focus and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017420206334
- Slight
Vauxhall Movano crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 5 Jan 2017, 14:30
- Vauxhall Movano and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420142702
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 19 Dec 2016, 20:22
- Vauxhall Insignia, Volkswagen Touran, Mazda 3 and a car
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016420140241
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 22 Oct 2016, 12:30
- Ford Fiesta and Dacia Logan
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016420118452
- Fatal
Ford Mondeo crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 8 May 2016, 07:14
- Ford Mondeo and Peugeot 207
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016420064563
- Slight
Nissan NV400 crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 25 Mar 2016, 14:20
- Nissan NV400 and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016420054025
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 13 Dec 2015, 16:30
- Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015420035350
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 12 Dec 2015, 17:51
- Toyota Corolla, Vauxhall Corsa, Volkswagen Urban, Fiat 500 and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015420035337
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 24 Nov 2015, 16:40
- Volkswagen Polo and Skoda Fabia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015420033208
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 21 Oct 2015, 16:35
- Volkswagen UP and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201542I337510
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 9 Oct 2015, 07:47
- Mercedes Sprinter, BMW 5 Series and Land Rover Discovery
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201542I321110
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 9 Aug 2015, 10:45
- Ford Focus and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201542I251208
- Serious
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 21 Jul 2015, 19:50
- Skoda Octavia and Suzuki GSF 650
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201542I221607
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 15 Jul 2015, 17:56
- Peugeot 206 and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201542I230507
- Slight
Volkswagen Bora crash on the A12 in Chelmsford, 9 Jul 2015, 20:49
- Volkswagen Bora and Ford Mondeo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201542I203507
- Serious
Yamaha YZF R125 crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 17 Jun 2015, 18:40
- Yamaha YZF R125 and Yamaha MT125
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201542I177506
- Fatal
Smart Fortwo crash on the B1137 in Chelmsford, 12 May 2015, 18:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201542I138705