Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 6 Sep 2025, 12:50
- Vauxhall Insignia and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421638225
Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3NZ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 63 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Writtle ward, Chelmsford, from 2001 to 2025, with 95 casualties. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 18 were serious.
In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, down from 7 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 63
- 11,739th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 95
- 1.51 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 5
- 6 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 3
- 7 in 2024
Crash severity at the CM1 3NZ hotspot
23 of the 63 collisions here (37%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal57.9%
- Serious1829%
- Slight4063%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 6
- Seriously injured
- 25
- Slightly injured
- 64
- All casualties
- 95
Accidents by year at the CM1 3NZ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2024, against an average of 2.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CM1 3NZ hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 3
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 4 | 12 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 5 |
Map of crashes at the CM1 3NZ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CM1 3NZ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3NZ 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 CM1 3NZ 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 3NZ
- Postcode district
- CM1
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.72752, 0.40886
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 23 of 25
- Latest collision
- 6 September 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 11,739th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CM1 3NZ hotspot
29 of the 63 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Writtle.
Accident hotspots near CM1 3NZ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3JF area, 1.2 km away, with 108 collisions.
- Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3JF area1.2 km away, 123 casualties108 collisions
- Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3RY area1.8 km away, 94 casualties72 collisions
- Goat Hall, Chelmsford, CM2 8TF area2.9 km away, 110 casualties81 collisions
- St Andrews, Chelmsford, CM1 2LJ area3 km away, 169 casualties139 collisions
- Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 9XE area3.3 km away, 578 casualties473 collisions
- Moulsham and Central, Chelmsford, CM2 0NN area3.7 km away, 130 casualties121 collisions
- South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting, Chelmsford, CM4 0HD area3.9 km away, 219 casualties156 collisions
- South Hanningfield, Stock and Margaretting, Chelmsford, CM4 9JT area4 km away, 107 casualties77 collisions
All 63 crashes at the CM1 3NZ hotspot
Newest first, from 12 February 2001 to 6 September 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 20 Mar 2025, 11:31
- Vauxhall Corsa and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421567171
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 11 Mar 2025, 11:55
- Mini Cooper and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421563652
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 7 Dec 2024, 12:55
- Vehicle and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024421527089
- Slight
Toyota IQ crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 30 Nov 2024, 20:31
- Toyota IQ and Peugeot 207
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421530390
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 15 Jul 2024, 17:57
- Nissan Qashqai and Jeep Cherokee
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421468101
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 28 Jun 2024, 19:17
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421461414
- Serious
Volvo C40 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 24 May 2024, 15:17
- Volvo C40 and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024421447814
- Fatal
Ford Fiesta crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 1 May 2024, 10:01
- Ford Fiesta and MAN
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024421437814
- Serious
BMW X3 crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 11 Apr 2024, 13:10
- BMW X3 and Mercedes
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024421430598
- Slight
Volkswagen Transporter crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 12 Jun 2023, 07:11
- Volkswagen Transporter, Dacia Sandero and Peugeot 107
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421317580
- Fatal
Nissan Juke crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 25 Mar 2023, 20:25
- Nissan Juke and Mercedes V Class
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023421290568
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 9 Sep 2022, 10:00
- Ford Focus and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421217542
- Serious
Suzuki Alto crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 16 May 2022, 07:22
- Suzuki Alto and Jaguar XF Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022421177617
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 26 Nov 2021, 18:01
- Ford Transit Custom and Suzuki Ignis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421114718
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 26 Jun 2021, 12:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421061058
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 18 Mar 2021, 14:24
- DAF Trucks and Audi Q7
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021421030439
- Serious
Mercedes Gla Class crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 3 Dec 2020, 14:49
- Mercedes Gla Class, Nissan Qashqai and Ford B-Max
- 3 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2020421003891
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 30 Jun 2020, 15:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420960987
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 31 May 2020, 20:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020420954304
- Slight
Van crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 29 Oct 2019, 11:00
- A van and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420892734
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 31 Jan 2019, 07:53
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019420812566
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 28 Sep 2018, 09:00
- Mini Cooper and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018420331205
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 10 Aug 2017, 06:56
- Toyota Yaris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420209304
- Slight
Audi A1 crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 9 Jul 2017, 05:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420198739
- Slight
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 14 Jan 2017, 14:25
- Nissan Qashqai and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017420145357
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 28 May 2016, 07:30
- Mini Cooper and Yamaha FZ6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016420078387
- Slight
Rover 75 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 1 Apr 2016, 13:30
- Rover 75 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016420055052
- Slight
Piaggio Zip crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 23 Nov 2015, 08:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015420033366
- Slight
Renault Trafic crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 18 Aug 2015, 13:47
- Renault Trafic and Volkswagen Crafter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201542I291908
- Serious
Ford Mondeo crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 8 May 2015, 13:57
- Ford Mondeo, Vauxhall Combo and Peugeot 206
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201542I131605
- Fatal
Kia Picanto crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 1 Jul 2014, 16:05
- Kia Picanto and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201442I209907
- Serious
Peugeot 206 crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 12 May 2014, 18:45
- 2 Peugeot 206s and Ford Fiesta
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 201442I149805
- Serious
Kawasaki ZX1000 crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 27 Oct 2013, 11:25
- Kawasaki ZX1000 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 201342I332810
- Slight
Lexmoto XTR 125 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 22 Mar 2013, 06:24
- Lexmoto XTR 125 and Fiat Doblo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 201342I075803
- Slight
Jaguar X Type crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 4 Nov 2010, 17:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 201042I374811
- Slight
Car crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 7 Sep 2009, 19:00
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200942I295409
- Slight
Volvo V70 crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 3 Sep 2009, 15:30
- Volvo V70 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200942I288209
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 18 Aug 2009, 16:46
- Ford Transit, Renault Trafic, Renault Clio and Honda Civic
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200942I268108
- Slight
Mercedes Vito crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 6 Jul 2009, 15:05
- Mercedes Vito, Ford Focus (2), Citroen Dispatch and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 200942I215807
- Slight
Volkswagen Passat crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 18 Oct 2008, 12:50
- Volkswagen Passat and Mini Cooper
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 200842I371110
- Slight
Ford Escort crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 5 Feb 2008, 13:14
- Ford Escort and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200842I040902
- Slight
Honda crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 23 Mar 2007, 08:40
- Honda and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200742I113303
- Slight
Car crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 21 Jan 2007, 08:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200742I025701
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 6 Jul 2006, 05:45
- Vauxhall Astra, Ford Mondeo, Ford Focus and Rover Mini
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200642I258307
- Serious
Yamaha DT 125 R crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 17 Jun 2006, 02:30
- Yamaha DT 125 R, Carbodies Taxi and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 200642C032706
- Serious
Car crash on the A414 in Chelmsford, 4 Oct 2005, 19:15
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200542C058810
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Chelmsford, 15 Sep 2005, 13:30
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200542C054209