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Burton End road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in Burton End, Uttlesford, from 1979 to 2025, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
283
1,611th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
398
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
59
75 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
10
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Burton End

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight21977%

What the data shows

  • Burton End had 44 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 63% more than the 27 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Burton End were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Burton End are between noon and 3pm, with 18% of collisions.
  • 21 children under 16 were killed or injured in Burton End, 5.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Burton End ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,611th
Most casualties
1,533rd
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,587th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (17%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout20 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph19 (6.7%)
  • 30 mph60 (21%)
  • 40 mph51 (18%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph130 (46%)
  • 70 mph18 (6.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant292 (73%)
  • Pedestrian28 (7%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Cyclist4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Burton End road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Burton End, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Burton End peaked at 16 in 2002; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 9
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025910
202448
2023811
202233
202123
202000
201945
2018710
201734
201646
201557
201412
201323
201200
201111
201035
200900
200811
200735
20061114
2005911
20041318
20031523
20021628
20011315
200099
1999910
199845
1997811
1996715
199589
19941416
1993413
199279
19911114
1990810
1989812
1988910
198755
198634
198544
198448
198368
198258
198157
1980411
197947

Map of recent crashes in Burton End

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Burton End

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Burton End

The 24 most recent collisions in Burton End happened between 22 January 2022 and 25 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Burton End

The A120 has the most collisions in Burton End, 14 of 283 (4.9%), followed by the M11 (7).

Collisions in Burton End on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA120143003
2ndM117901

Council area for Burton End

Burton End is in Uttlesford, where police recorded 13,365 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Burton End accounts for 2.1% of them.

Postcode districts in Burton End

Collisions in Burton End were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by CM24 (203) and CM22 (75).