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CM98 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 61 road traffic collisions in the CM98 postcode district, Chelmsford, from 1979 to 2025, and 77 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
61
2,680th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
77
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
7
7 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CM98

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal11.6%
  • Serious711%
  • Slight5387%

What the data shows

  • CM98 had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% more than the 16 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 13% of collisions in CM98 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2 children under 16 were killed or injured in CM98, 2.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in CM98.

Where CM98 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,680th
Most casualties
2,687th
Most fatal collisions
2,673rd
Most serious collisions
2,710th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (13%)
  • Tuesday10 (16%)
  • Wednesday5 (8.2%)
  • Thursday13 (21%)
  • Friday14 (23%)
  • Saturday6 (9.8%)
  • Sunday5 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight37 (61%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway35 (57%)
  • Single carriageway14 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (20%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph8 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph10 (16%)
  • 70 mph40 (66%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds45 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (4.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.6%)
  • Other1 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant50 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (13%)
  • Van occupant10 (13%)
  • Cyclist3 (3.9%)
  • Pedestrian3 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CM98 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CM98, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CM98 peaked at 5 in 2001; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202524
202411
202335
202211
202122
202011
201922
201811
201711
201645
201522
201412
201322
201200
201112
201034
200900
200823
200722
200633
200500
200422
200312
200211
200155
200011
199945
199823
199723
199600
199523
199412
199300
199211
199100
199000
198911
198800
198700
198600
198511
198400
198312
198200
198100
198011
197911

Map of recent crashes in CM98

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CM98

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CM98

The 24 most recent collisions in CM98 happened between 24 February 2011 and 20 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CM98

The A12 has the most collisions in CM98, 49 of 61 (80%), followed by the B1137 (3).

Collisions in CM98 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12496407
2ndB11373410

Council area for CM98

CM98 is in Chelmsford, where police recorded 25,575 collisions from 1979 to 2025. CM98 accounts for 0.2% of them.

Town in CM98

Of the 61 collisions in CM98, 10 (16%) were in Chelmsford.