Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 10 Oct 2025, 13:24
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421652908
Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3JF area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 108 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Writtle ward, Chelmsford, from 2001 to 2025, with 123 casualties. Of those collisions, 16 were serious and none fatal.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, up from 1 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 108
- 7,428th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 123
- 1.14 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 0
- No one killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 1 in 2024
Crash severity at the CM1 3JF hotspot
16 of the 108 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal00%
- Serious1615%
- Slight9285%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 0
- Seriously injured
- 16
- Slightly injured
- 107
- All casualties
- 123
Accidents by year at the CM1 3JF hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2004, against an average of 4.3 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CM1 3JF hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 6 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 7 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 10 | 14 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 5 |
Map of crashes at the CM1 3JF hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CM1 3JF.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3JF 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 3JF 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
- Writtle
- Council area
- Chelmsford
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- CM1 3JF
- Postcode district
- CM1
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.7276, 0.42673
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 24 of 25
- Latest collision
- 10 October 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 7,428th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CM1 3JF hotspot
74 of the 108 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Writtle.
Accident hotspots near CM1 3JF
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3NZ area, 1.2 km away, with 63 collisions.
- Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3NZ area1.2 km away, 95 casualties63 collisions
- Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3RY area1.3 km away, 94 casualties72 collisions
- Goat Hall, Chelmsford, CM2 8TF area1.9 km away, 110 casualties81 collisions
- Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 9XE area2.1 km away, 578 casualties473 collisions
- St Andrews, Chelmsford, CM1 2LJ area2.2 km away, 169 casualties139 collisions
- Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0NN area2.4 km away, 130 casualties121 collisions
- Marconi, Chelmsford, CM1 1SJ area3 km away, 766 casualties659 collisions
- Moulsham Lodge, Chelmsford, CM2 9LE area3.1 km away, 171 casualties146 collisions
All 108 crashes at the CM1 3JF hotspot
Newest first, from 16 January 2001 to 10 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Volvo V40 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 21 Feb 2025, 11:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421556722
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 8 Sep 2024, 02:33
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421488595
- Serious
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 1 Jul 2023, 13:59
- Mercedes C Class and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421324774
- Slight
Mazda 3 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 10 Nov 2022, 17:58
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421240992
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 17 Aug 2022, 07:40
- Ford Transit and Ford Transit Courier
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421210010
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 3 Jul 2022, 20:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421194643
- Slight
Honda CR-V crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 16 Jun 2022, 16:35
- Honda CR-V and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421188636
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 22 Jan 2022, 12:37
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421135180
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 30 Jun 2021, 07:30
- Volkswagen Golf, Kia Sportage and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021421061313
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 30 May 2021, 16:37
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021421050575
- Serious
Volkswagen Transporter crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 16 Apr 2021, 08:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421036147
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 29 Jan 2021, 14:35
- Mercedes A Class and Audi S3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421019270
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 9 Dec 2020, 08:45
- Ford Fiesta and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020421010539
- Slight
Jaguar XF Series crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 7 Oct 2020, 18:21
- Jaguar XF Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420987938
- Serious
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 2 Aug 2020, 18:18
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and KTM 390 Duke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420969107
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 8 Oct 2019, 06:40
- Volkswagen Polo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420885888
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 25 Jun 2019, 15:55
- Ford Focus and Skoda Superb
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420853753
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 19 Jan 2019, 14:30
- Mercedes C Class and Mini Paceman
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019420809043
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on a C road in Chelmsford, 17 Dec 2018, 13:00
- Peugeot 308 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420351303
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 13 Jun 2018, 08:54
- Volkswagen Golf, Hyundai i30, Vauxhall Zafira, Ford Focus and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420301102
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 16 May 2018, 08:35
- BMW 1 Series and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420293405
- Slight
Honda FR-V crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 28 Mar 2018, 14:30
- Honda FR-V and Peugeot 108
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420280366
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 9 Dec 2017, 11:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420247447
- Slight
Citroen DS3 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 14 Nov 2017, 14:12
- Citroen DS3 and Honda CBR125R
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420239714
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 15 Sep 2017, 14:51
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420220172
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 31 Jul 2017, 17:38
- Ford Fiesta and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420206252
- Serious
Toyota Aygo crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 12 Jul 2017, 18:27
- Toyota Aygo, Suzuki GSX 650 and 2 bicycles
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017420200269
- Serious
Yamaha YZF R1 crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 1 Jun 2017, 10:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420186926
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 23 Nov 2016, 14:30
- Nissan Micra and Peugeot 206
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016420129825
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 8 Jun 2016, 06:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016420073418
- Slight
Lexmoto ZSX 125 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 6 Oct 2015, 09:28
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201542I329310
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 23 Sep 2015, 17:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201542I298009
- Slight
Volkswagen Touran crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 20 Aug 2015, 16:00
- Volkswagen Touran and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201542I268508
- Slight
Volvo XC90 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 17 Dec 2014, 11:30
- Volvo XC90 and Volkswagen Touran
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201442I434212
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 19 Sep 2014, 16:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201442I309709
- Slight
Yamaha XC 125 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 12 Dec 2013, 13:08
- Yamaha XC 125 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201342I394412
- Slight
Citroen Xsara crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 7 Oct 2013, 11:59
- Citroen Xsara and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201342I307810
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 20 Jul 2013, 22:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201342I360007
- Serious
Car crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 14 Apr 2013, 01:48
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 201342I104504
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 12 Apr 2013, 11:50
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201342I098704
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 15 Feb 2013, 07:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201342I144202
- Slight
Nissan Almera crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 8 Sep 2012, 15:08
- Nissan Almera and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201242I278209
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 18 Jul 2012, 18:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201242I219007
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 17 Jul 2012, 18:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201242I218607
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 24 Aug 2011, 16:04
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201142I267608
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 29 May 2011, 19:35
- Volkswagen Golf and Ford Escort
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201142I163405
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 19 Apr 2011, 11:14
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201142I114304