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Danbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 520 road traffic collisions in Danbury, Chelmsford, from 1979 to 2025, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 119 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
520
1,133rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
660
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
119
129 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
6 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Danbury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious11923%
  • Slight39676%

What the data shows

  • Danbury had 56 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 66 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Danbury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 62 children under 16 were killed or injured in Danbury, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Danbury.

Where Danbury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,133rd
Most casualties
1,131st
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,015th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday92 (18%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday90 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (95%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph282 (54%)
  • 40 mph168 (32%)
  • 50 mph5 (1%)
  • 60 mph58 (11%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Other16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant387 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (15%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)
  • Cyclist53 (8%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Danbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Danbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Danbury peaked at 30 in 1989; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202466
2023910
20221015
202178
202056
201955
201846
201733
201668
201533
201433
201355
201268
201122
201056
2009912
2008910
20071417
20061011
200588
200478
20031214
200289
20011113
20001419
19991321
19981018
19972533
19961921
19951017
19941726
19931420
19922022
19911214
19901620
19893036
19881821
19872330
19861622
19851419
19841415
19831216
19821114
19811418
19801217
19791824

Map of recent crashes in Danbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Danbury

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Danbury

The 24 most recent collisions in Danbury happened between 15 June 2022 and 27 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Danbury

Of the 520 collisions in Danbury, 306 were on the A414.

Collisions in Danbury on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA414306389279

Council areas covering Danbury

Collisions in Danbury were recorded in 2 council areas. Chelmsford has 516 of 520 (99%).

Collisions in Danbury by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChelmsford5166555118
2ndMaldon4501

Postcode district for Danbury

Of the 520 collisions in Danbury, 518 (99.6%) were in the CM3 postcode district.