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Takeley and Little Canfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in Takeley and Little Canfield, Uttlesford, from 1979 to 2025, and 440 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 64 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
299
1,552nd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
440
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
9 people killed
Serious collisions
64
85 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Takeley and Little Canfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious6421%
  • Slight22776%

What the data shows

  • Takeley and Little Canfield had 30 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% more than the 24 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Takeley and Little Canfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 43 children under 16 were killed or injured in Takeley and Little Canfield, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Takeley and Little Canfield.

Where Takeley and Little Canfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,552nd
Most casualties
1,440th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,515th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday35 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday52 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway289 (97%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph57 (19%)
  • 40 mph168 (56%)
  • 60 mph66 (22%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant298 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (14%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant26 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Takeley and Little Canfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Takeley and Little Canfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Takeley and Little Canfield peaked at 15 in 2001; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202411
202344
202255
202157
202023
201922
201814
201723
201655
201534
201444
201311
201257
201146
201000
200911
200833
200736
200600
200558
200411
200377
200289
20011534
20001323
1999914
199867
19971318
19961523
19951118
1994915
19931317
199257
1991916
1990712
19891317
19881118
1987813
1986911
198568
198479
19831012
1982510
19811013
1980913
19791118

Map of recent crashes in Takeley and Little Canfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Takeley and Little Canfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Takeley and Little Canfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Takeley and Little Canfield happened between 28 February 2017 and 28 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Takeley and Little Canfield

The A120 has the most collisions in Takeley and Little Canfield, 193 of 299 (65%), followed by the B1256 (33).

Collisions in Takeley and Little Canfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA120193298832
2ndB12563344013
3rdB183223209

Council area for Takeley and Little Canfield

Takeley and Little Canfield is in Uttlesford, where police recorded 13,365 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Takeley and Little Canfield accounts for 2.2% of them.

Postcode districts in Takeley and Little Canfield

Collisions in Takeley and Little Canfield were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by CM22 (233) and CM6 (61).