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South Woodham Ferrers road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 643 road traffic collisions in South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, from 1979 to 2025, and 812 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 107 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
643
995th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
812
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
107
116 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for South Woodham Ferrers

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious10717%
  • Slight53082%

What the data shows

  • South Woodham Ferrers had 71 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 46% fewer than the 131 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in South Woodham Ferrers were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 140 children under 16 were killed or injured in South Woodham Ferrers, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in South Woodham Ferrers.

Where South Woodham Ferrers ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
995th
Most casualties
999th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,102nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (12%)
  • Wednesday107 (17%)
  • Thursday102 (16%)
  • Friday98 (15%)
  • Saturday95 (15%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight486 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit131 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway547 (85%)
  • Roundabout69 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph447 (70%)
  • 40 mph141 (22%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph48 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds512 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant466 (57%)
  • Pedestrian126 (16%)
  • Cyclist109 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

South Woodham Ferrers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Woodham Ferrers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in South Woodham Ferrers peaked at 31 in 1997; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202568
2024810
20231012
2022911
202147
202057
201966
201866
201766
20161113
201568
20141220
20131114
20121113
20111113
20101114
20091921
20081517
20071620
20061926
20051217
20041920
20031521
20021921
20011821
20001925
19992631
19982231
19973140
19961517
19952534
19942530
19931414
19921620
19911620
19901414
19891421
19881826
19871826
1986912
19851317
19841213
19831819
19821219
1981810
198069
1979712

Map of recent crashes in South Woodham Ferrers

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in South Woodham Ferrers

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in South Woodham Ferrers

The 24 most recent collisions in South Woodham Ferrers happened between 1 January 2023 and 16 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in South Woodham Ferrers

The B1012 has the most collisions in South Woodham Ferrers, 78 of 643 (12%), followed by the A132 (20).

Collisions in South Woodham Ferrers on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB101278108117
2ndA132202903

Council area for South Woodham Ferrers

South Woodham Ferrers is in Chelmsford, where police recorded 25,575 collisions from 1979 to 2025. South Woodham Ferrers accounts for 2.5% of them.

Postcode districts in South Woodham Ferrers

Collisions in South Woodham Ferrers were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by CM3 (620) and SS11 (23).