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Saffron Walden road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 922 road traffic collisions in Saffron Walden, Uttlesford, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,099 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 172 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
922
800th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,099
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
172
180 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Saffron Walden

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious17219%
  • Slight74280%

What the data shows

  • Saffron Walden had 88 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 118 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Saffron Walden were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 210 children under 16 were killed or injured in Saffron Walden, 20% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Saffron Walden.

Where Saffron Walden ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
800th
Most casualties
837th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
775th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday138 (15%)
  • Tuesday144 (16%)
  • Wednesday150 (16%)
  • Thursday140 (15%)
  • Friday156 (17%)
  • Saturday120 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight678 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway759 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road98 (11%)
  • Roundabout45 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph867 (94%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph46 (5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds751 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.8%)
  • Other32 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant462 (42%)
  • Pedestrian329 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (12%)
  • Cyclist130 (12%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Saffron Walden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Saffron Walden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Saffron Walden peaked at 44 in 1989; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577
20241214
20231013
202278
202168
2020910
20191213
20181112
201777
201677
20151013
20141314
20131819
201288
20111112
201066
20091113
20081520
20071723
200699
20052122
20041921
20031518
20022630
20011516
20002629
19992434
19981921
19972934
19962833
19952225
19943646
19932529
19922024
19912731
19902330
19894461
19883037
19874354
19862837
19852833
19842122
19833848
19822730
19812832
19802327
19793139

Map of recent crashes in Saffron Walden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Saffron Walden

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Saffron Walden

The 24 most recent collisions in Saffron Walden happened between 20 September 2023 and 22 July 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Saffron Walden

The B184 has the most collisions in Saffron Walden, 273 of 922 (30%), followed by the B1052 (150).

Collisions in Saffron Walden on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB184273314156
2ndB1052150179330
3rdB1053546908
4thA1308804
5thB1833301

Council area for Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden is in Uttlesford, where police recorded 13,365 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Saffron Walden accounts for 6.9% of them.

Postcode districts in Saffron Walden

Collisions in Saffron Walden were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CB11 (473) and CB10 (449).