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Broomfield and The Walthams, Chelmsford, CM1 7BY area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
144
5,784th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
186
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Collisions in 2025
6
1 in 2024

Crash severity at the CM1 7BY hotspot

28 of the 144 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2819%
  • Slight11681%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
0
Seriously injured
33
Slightly injured
153
All casualties
186

Accidents by year at the CM1 7BY hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2005, against an average of 5.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the CM1 7BY hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202411
202357
2022713
202122
202046
201944
201857
201733
201655
201522
201478
201367
2012917
201125
201079
200978
200858
200789
200699
20051416
200469
200322
200257
20011315

Map of crashes at the CM1 7BY hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CM1 7BY.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Broomfield and The Walthams, Chelmsford, CM1 7BY 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 CM1 7BY 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
Broomfield and The Walthams
Council area
Chelmsford
Nearest postcode to the centre
CM1 7BY
Postcode district
CM1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.75835, 0.47088
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
19 December 2025
Rank by collisions
5,784th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the CM1 7BY hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the B1008, with 90 of 144, followed by the A1008 with 1.

Collisions at the CM1 7BY hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB100890109015
2ndA10081200

Towns near the CM1 7BY hotspot

Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Chelmsford had the most collisions, 85 of 144.

All 144 crashes at the CM1 7BY hotspot

Newest first, from 22 January 2001 to 19 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year