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Bicknacre road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Bicknacre, Chelmsford, from 1979 to 2025, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
216
1,867th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
290
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
35
40 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Bicknacre

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight17882%

What the data shows

  • Bicknacre had 24 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 27% fewer than the 33 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Bicknacre were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 50 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bicknacre, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Bicknacre.

Where Bicknacre ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,867th
Most casualties
1,846th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,148th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (22%)
  • Thursday24 (11%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday34 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight173 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (94%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (34%)
  • 40 mph86 (40%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph52 (24%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (10%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant207 (71%)
  • Pedestrian33 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bicknacre road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bicknacre, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bicknacre peaked at 12 in 1992; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202544
202434
202322
202224
202123
202033
201900
201811
201722
201655
201557
201400
2013610
201212
201122
201022
200934
200847
200756
200656
200523
200424
20031010
200267
2001810
2000911
199967
199845
199744
1996712
19951019
199458
199344
19921217
199133
1990712
198957
198846
1987711
198633
198545
198478
198355
1982810
1981813
198067
197935

Map of recent crashes in Bicknacre

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bicknacre

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bicknacre

The 24 most recent collisions in Bicknacre happened between 24 February 2016 and 10 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bicknacre

Of the 216 collisions in Bicknacre, 124 were on the B1418.

Collisions in Bicknacre on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1418124169323

Council areas covering Bicknacre

Collisions in Bicknacre were recorded in 2 council areas. Chelmsford has 213 of 216 (99%).

Collisions in Bicknacre by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChelmsford213284334
2ndMaldon3601

Postcode district for Bicknacre

All 216 collisions in Bicknacre were in the CM3 postcode district.