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B1417 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 collisions on the B1417 from 1979 to 2025, with 132 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 24 serious, and 1 person was killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B1417, down 75% from 4 in 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1979
100
4,039th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
132
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
24
25 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 75% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 83% on 2024

Crash severity on the B1417

On the B1417, 1% of collisions were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2424%
  • Slight7575%

Where the B1417 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,039th
Most casualties
4,058th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
3,851st

B1417 accidents by year

Collisions on the B1417 peaked at 6 in 1985 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B1417, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202446
202300
202200
202122
202011
201924
201815
201722
201611
201513
201423
201311
201212
201111
201044
200911
200836
200711
200634
200511
200424
200300
200213
200113
200033
199911
199800
199744
199645
199545
199422
199322
199222
199100
199022
198957
198855
198755
198623
198569
198433
198346
198211
198122
198055
197911

When crashes happen on the B1417

Thursday has the most collisions on the B1417 (22), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (26).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (11%)
  • Tuesday15 (15%)
  • Wednesday12 (12%)
  • Thursday22 (22%)
  • Friday13 (13%)
  • Saturday16 (16%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (4%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am12 (12%)
  • 9am to noon16 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm11 (11%)
  • 3pm to 6pm26 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm16 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight14 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3%)
  • February7 (7%)
  • March4 (4%)
  • April9 (9%)
  • May12 (12%)
  • June8 (8%)
  • July11 (11%)
  • August5 (5%)
  • September8 (8%)
  • October8 (8%)
  • November8 (8%)
  • December17 (17%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight66 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B1417 crashes

On the B1417, 69% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 59% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph26 (26%)
  • 40 mph4 (4%)
  • 60 mph69 (69%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry59 (59%)
  • Wet or damp34 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (4%)
  • Snow3 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B1417 crashes

Car occupants make up 69% of the people killed or injured on the B1417, followed by motorcyclists (9.8%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant91 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car120 (70%)
  • Motorcycle14 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (3%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2033 (25%)
  • 21 to 2520 (15%)
  • 26 to 3523 (17%)
  • 36 to 4514 (11%)
  • 46 to 5512 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 653 (2.3%)
  • 66 to 756 (4.5%)
  • Over 753 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (67%)
  • Passenger33 (25%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B1417

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B1417

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B1417 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B1417 were recorded in 2 council areas. Uttlesford has the most, with 78, followed by Chelmsford (20).

Collisions on the B1417 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stUttlesford78102120
2ndChelmsford202604

Recent crashes on the B1417

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B1417, from 19 December 2009 to 5 July 2025.

Severity