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Broomfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Broomfield, Chelmsford, from 1979 to 2025, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 62 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
297
1,561st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
373
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
62
73 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Broomfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious6221%
  • Slight23077%

What the data shows

  • Broomfield had 44 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 45 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Broomfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 61 children under 16 were killed or injured in Broomfield, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Broomfield.

Where Broomfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,561st
Most casualties
1,588th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,551st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (18%)
  • Wednesday37 (12%)
  • Thursday46 (15%)
  • Friday52 (18%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph137 (46%)
  • 40 mph129 (43%)
  • 50 mph12 (4%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant195 (52%)
  • Cyclist60 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (13%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Broomfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broomfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Broomfield peaked at 13 in 1988; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202567
202455
202347
202249
202155
202023
201967
201836
201755
201644
201533
201445
201367
201236
201133
201046
200955
200844
200778
200667
2005910
200433
2003912
200222
200145
200067
199988
199867
199722
199669
1995710
19941218
199367
199266
19911012
19901016
198957
19881320
198777
198645
19851112
19841212
19831313
198289
1981912
19801323
197977

Map of recent crashes in Broomfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Broomfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Broomfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Broomfield happened between 8 February 2021 and 23 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Broomfield

The B1008 has the most collisions in Broomfield, 127 of 297 (43%), followed by the A130 (85).

Collisions in Broomfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1008127164026
2ndA13085104416

Council area for Broomfield

Broomfield is in Chelmsford, where police recorded 25,575 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Broomfield accounts for 1.2% of them.

Postcode districts in Broomfield

Collisions in Broomfield were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CM1 (273) and CM3 (24).