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South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood, Chelmsford, CM3 5GQ area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 132 road collisions at this accident hotspot in South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood ward, Chelmsford, from 2001 to 2025, with 160 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, the same as in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
132
6,238th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
160
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Collisions in 2025
2
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the CM3 5GQ hotspot

17 of the 132 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1612%
  • Slight11587%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
1
Seriously injured
17
Slightly injured
142
All casualties
160

Accidents by year at the CM3 5GQ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 12 in 2004, against an average of 5.3 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the CM3 5GQ hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202424
202333
202279
202111
202023
201922
201822
201700
201655
201546
2014612
201357
201233
201155
201045
200989
20081010
200789
20061012
200557
20041213
2003710
20021010
2001910

Map of crashes at the CM3 5GQ hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CM3 5GQ.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood, Chelmsford, CM3 5GQ area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the CM3 5GQ 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
South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood
Council area
Chelmsford
Nearest postcode to the centre
CM3 5GQ
Postcode district
CM3
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.64189, 0.61509
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
5 March 2025
Rank by collisions
6,238th of 12,033 hotspots

Towns near the CM3 5GQ hotspot

131 of the 132 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of South Woodham Ferrers.

Accident hotspots near CM3 5GQ

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the South Woodham-Elmwood and Woodville, Chelmsford, CM3 5QD area, 1.2 km away, with 184 collisions.

All 132 crashes at the CM3 5GQ hotspot

Newest first, from 1 January 2001 to 5 March 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year