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Howe Green road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 road traffic collisions in Howe Green, Chelmsford, from 1979 to 2025, and 144 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
100
2,838th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
144
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
23
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Howe Green

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal44%
  • Serious2323%
  • Slight7373%

What the data shows

  • 27% of collisions in Howe Green were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Howe Green are between 6am and 9am, with 23% of collisions.
  • 14 children under 16 were killed or injured in Howe Green, 9.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Howe Green.

Where Howe Green ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,838th
Most casualties
2,706th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,610th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (10%)
  • Tuesday18 (18%)
  • Wednesday14 (14%)
  • Thursday17 (17%)
  • Friday18 (18%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday9 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight71 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph17 (17%)
  • 40 mph17 (17%)
  • 50 mph43 (43%)
  • 60 mph17 (17%)
  • 70 mph6 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds85 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (13%)
  • Other2 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant104 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (12%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.6%)
  • Pedestrian6 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist4 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Howe Green road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Howe Green, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Howe Green peaked at 8 in 2002; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202514
202411
202311
202200
202100
202011
201911
201800
201723
201611
201511
201422
201300
201211
201100
201000
200912
200811
200712
200600
200524
200423
200312
2002811
200167
200034
199922
199845
199723
199625
199546
199423
199368
199267
199123
199011
198933
198822
198749
198600
198512
198434
198347
198222
198111
198069
1979610

Map of recent crashes in Howe Green

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Howe Green

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Howe Green

The 24 most recent collisions in Howe Green happened between 18 June 2002 and 28 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Howe Green

Of the 100 collisions in Howe Green, 62 were on the A130.

Collisions in Howe Green on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1306288313

Council area for Howe Green

Howe Green is in Chelmsford, where police recorded 25,575 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Howe Green accounts for 0.4% of them.

Postcode district for Howe Green

All 100 collisions in Howe Green were in the CM2 postcode district.