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Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse, Chelmsford, from 1979 to 2025, and 226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 31 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
166
2,150th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
226
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
31
37 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3119%
  • Slight13581%

What the data shows

  • Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse had 18 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 29 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 37 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse.

Where Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,150th
Most casualties
2,124th
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
2,285th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (7.8%)
  • Tuesday33 (20%)
  • Wednesday30 (18%)
  • Thursday17 (10%)
  • Friday31 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday15 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (73%)
  • 40 mph24 (14%)
  • 60 mph20 (12%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant140 (62%)
  • Pedestrian39 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse peaked at 11 in 1985; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202322
202211
202122
2020311
201955
201800
201711
201622
201522
201445
201323
201211
201133
201067
200933
200822
200733
200635
200522
200455
200300
200211
200111
200011
199979
199823
199778
199657
1995511
1994613
1993814
199288
199122
199044
198957
198833
198756
198636
19851113
198459
198333
198277
198158
198034
1979511

Map of recent crashes in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse

The 24 most recent collisions in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse happened between 15 February 2014 and 12 October 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse

Of the 166 collisions in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse, 1 was on the A129.

Collisions in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1291100

Council areas covering Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse

Collisions in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse were recorded in 2 council areas. Chelmsford has 108 of 166 (65%).

Collisions in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stChelmsford108140019
2ndBasildon5886012

Postcode districts in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse

Collisions in Ramsden Heath and Ramsden Bellhouse were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CM11 (161) and CM3 (5).