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Rettendon and Runwell, Chelmsford, CM3 8DZ area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 74 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Rettendon and Runwell ward, Chelmsford, from 2001 to 2025, with 101 casualties. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 19 were serious.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
74
10,273rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
101
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Collisions in 2025
4
1 in 2024

Crash severity at the CM3 8DZ hotspot

23 of the 74 collisions here (31%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal45.4%
  • Serious1926%
  • Slight5169%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
4
Seriously injured
25
Slightly injured
72
All casualties
101

Accidents by year at the CM3 8DZ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2006, against an average of 3.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the CM3 8DZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202411
202322
202233
202111
202022
201900
201834
201723
201611
201511
201400
201357
201211
201146
201046
200957
200833
200711
200678
2005611
2004510
200358
200212
200179

Map of crashes at the CM3 8DZ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CM3 8DZ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Rettendon and Runwell, Chelmsford, CM3 8DZ area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the CM3 8DZ 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
Rettendon and Runwell
Council area
Chelmsford
Nearest postcode to the centre
CM3 8DZ
Postcode district
CM3
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.65402, 0.54574
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
23 of 25
Latest collision
24 June 2025
Rank by collisions
10,273rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the CM3 8DZ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A130, with 25 of 74, followed by the A1245 with 7.

Collisions at the CM3 8DZ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA130253326
2ndA124571212

Accident hotspots near CM3 8DZ

6 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Bicknacre and East and West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8EE area, 2.1 km away, with 91 collisions.

All 74 crashes at the CM3 8DZ hotspot

Newest first, from 2 January 2001 to 24 June 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year