Road collisions in Uttlesford
Police recorded 827 road collisions involving injury in Uttlesford between 2021 and 2025, about 165 a year. 12 of them were fatal, and an estimated 251 involved serious injury once DfT's severity adjustment is applied. These are reported injury collisions only: damage-only incidents and unreported injuries are not included.
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When collisions happen
The busiest hour was 3pm to 4pm, and 31% of collisions happened between 3pm and 7pm (lower than the 32% across Great Britain). Saturday had the most collisions, and 29% happened at weekends.
Trend over time
Reported collisions went from 161 in 2021 to 157 in 2025, a very small change. Counts are affected by traffic levels, population and changes in how police record injuries, so Uttlesford should not be ranked against other areas on these numbers alone.
Who is affected
Across Uttlesford, 1,159 people were injured or killed in these collisions. Pedestrians were 6% of casualties (14% across Great Britain), pedal cyclists 5% (12%) and motorcyclists 11% (12%). Car and taxi occupants made up 70%. No pedestrians were killed in the period.
Children aged 0 to 15 were 6% of casualties, lower than the 9% national share. People aged 16 to 25 were 19% (21% nationally), and people over 65 were 13% (10% nationally).
| Road user | Casualties | Share in Uttlesford | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 73 | 6.3% | 14.5% |
| Pedal cyclists | 56 | 4.8% | 11.9% |
| Motorcyclists | 124 | 10.7% | 12.4% |
| Car and taxi occupants | 817 | 70.5% | 54.4% |
| Bus and minibus occupants | 28 | 2.4% | 1.8% |
| Van and goods vehicle occupants | 56 | 4.8% | 3.5% |
| Other road users | 5 | 0.4% | 1.6% |
Casualties by age
| Age | Casualties | Share in Uttlesford | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 9 | 0.8% | 1.6% |
| 6 to 10 | 18 | 1.6% | 2.6% |
| 11 to 15 | 44 | 3.8% | 4.8% |
| 16 to 20 | 119 | 10.4% | 10.6% |
| 21 to 25 | 103 | 9.0% | 11.0% |
| 26 to 35 | 203 | 17.7% | 20.8% |
| 36 to 45 | 194 | 16.9% | 15.8% |
| 46 to 55 | 171 | 14.9% | 12.8% |
| 56 to 65 | 138 | 12.1% | 10.1% |
| 66 to 75 | 85 | 7.4% | 5.3% |
| Over 75 | 61 | 5.3% | 4.5% |
Vehicles involved
8.3% of collisions involved a pedestrian casualty (17.7% nationally), 6.2% a cyclist (15.0%) and 14.4% a motorcyclist (15.3%). 8.0% involved a goods vehicle (3.9% nationally) and 23.3% involved a driver aged 17 to 24 (21.1%). 1 collision involved an e-scooter.
| Vehicle | Vehicles | Share in Uttlesford | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars and taxis | 1,221 | 75.0% | 69.7% |
| Vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) | 128 | 7.9% | 6.4% |
| Heavy goods vehicles | 72 | 4.4% | 2.3% |
| Motorcycles | 127 | 7.8% | 9.3% |
| Pedal cycles | 56 | 3.4% | 8.7% |
| Buses and minibuses | 14 | 0.9% | 1.8% |
| Other vehicles | 11 | 0.7% | 1.8% |
Collision hotspots in Uttlesford
These are the 100 metre squares with the most reported collisions in 2021 to 2025. Location is the average position of the collisions in each square, so treat it as approximate.
| # | Where | Junction type | Collisions | Fatal | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braintree Road (B1256) | T or staggered junction | 11 | 0 | View on map |
| 2 | Chelmsford Road (B1008) | Not at a junction | 8 | 0 | View on map |
| 3 | Braintree Road (B1256) | T or staggered junction | 7 | 0 | View on map |
| 4 | Strethall Road | Crossroads | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 5 | Stansted Road (A120) | Roundabout | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 6 | M11 | Not at a junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 7 | Stansted Road (A120) | Roundabout | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 8 | Walden Road (B184) | Roundabout | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 9 | Stansted Road (B1383) | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 10 | A120 | Not at a junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 11 | Ivy Todd Hill | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 12 | Terminal Road North | Not at a junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 13 | Mount Pleasant Road | Crossroads | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 14 | M11 | Not at a junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 15 | A120 | Not at a junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 16 | M11 | Not at a junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 17 | A120 | Roundabout | 4 | 0 | View on map |
Roads and streets with the most collisions
Each collision is matched to the nearest named road. Long roads and busy town centres collect the most, so this list shows where collisions are recorded, not which streets are riskiest.
| Road or street | Collisions | Fatal | Serious (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmow Road | 29 | 0 | 14 |
| Braintree Road | 22 | 0 | 6 |
| Chelmsford Road | 21 | 0 | 4 |
| Stortford Road | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| Thaxted Road | 19 | 1 | 11 |
| Stansted Road | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| Thremhall Avenue | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| London Road | 14 | 0 | 5 |
| Walden Road | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| The Broadway | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Terminal Road North | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| High Street | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| Station Road | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Church Road | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Lower Road | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Numbered roads with the most collisions
30% of collisions happened on roads with a 30 mph limit or lower (69% nationally), and 56% on roads with a 60 or 70 mph limit (18% nationally). 33% were at or within 20 metres of a junction or roundabout, lower than the national 54%.
| Road | Collisions | Fatal | Serious (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| M11 | 162 | 5 | 33 |
| A120 | 84 | 1 | 18 |
| B184 | 71 | 1 | 32 |
| B1256 | 57 | 1 | 24 |
| B1383 | 41 | 0 | 11 |
| A1060 | 38 | 0 | 10 |
| B1057 | 24 | 1 | 13 |
| B183 | 22 | 0 | 10 |
| B1008 | 22 | 0 | 6 |
| B1051 | 21 | 0 | 9 |
| B1052 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| B1053 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| B1038 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| B1417 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| B1054 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Only numbered roads are listed here. Named streets are in the table above.
Conditions
29% of collisions in Uttlesford happened in darkness, close to the 28% across Great Britain. 5% happened on roads classed as urban, lower than the national 67%.
Type of road
| Type of road | Collisions | Share in Uttlesford | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorway | 162 | 19.6% | 3.0% |
| A(M) road | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| A road | 122 | 14.8% | 44.0% |
| B road | 307 | 37.1% | 12.5% |
| C road | 0 | 0.0% | 4.4% |
| Unclassified road | 236 | 28.5% | 35.9% |
Speed limit
| Speed limit | Collisions | Share in Uttlesford | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mph | 23 | 2.8% | 17.1% |
| 30 mph | 227 | 27.4% | 52.0% |
| 40 mph | 82 | 9.9% | 8.7% |
| 50 mph | 29 | 3.5% | 4.4% |
| 60 mph | 281 | 34.0% | 12.2% |
| 70 mph | 185 | 22.4% | 5.5% |
Junctions
| Junctions | Collisions | Share in Uttlesford | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not at a junction | 553 | 67.0% | 45.9% |
| T or staggered junction | 149 | 18.1% | 28.5% |
| Crossroads | 28 | 3.4% | 9.5% |
| Junction with more than four arms | 2 | 0.2% | 1.6% |
| Private drive or entrance | 7 | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Other junction | 32 | 3.9% | 6.1% |
| Roundabout | 54 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Light conditions
| Light conditions | Collisions | Share in Uttlesford | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 591 | 71.5% | 71.7% |
| Darkness, street lights lit | 93 | 11.2% | 20.6% |
| Darkness, street lights unlit | 10 | 1.2% | 0.7% |
| Darkness, no street lighting | 121 | 14.6% | 5.3% |
| Darkness, lighting unknown | 12 | 1.5% | 1.7% |
Urban or rural
| Urban or rural | Collisions | Share in Uttlesford | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | 41 | 5.0% | 67.2% |
| Rural | 786 | 95.0% | 32.8% |
About these figures
Only collisions involving injury that were reported to the police are counted. The figures are not adjusted for traffic volume or population, so they should not be used to rank areas against each other. Serious and slight splits use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment. Full explanation.