Official DfT STATS19 Data
Chelmsford Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Chelmsford from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,527 collisions, ranked #104 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,527
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
22
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
383
Serious
hospital-level injuries
1,978
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 307 | 6 | 80 | 221 | 378 |
| 2024 | 300 | 6 | 71 | 223 | 393 |
| 2023 | 324 | 2 | 93 | 229 | 425 |
| 2022 | 340 | 4 | 83 | 253 | 448 |
| 2021 | 256 | 4 | 56 | 196 | 334 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Chelmsford
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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See Chelmsford on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Chelmsford — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Chelmsford?
Chelmsford recorded 1,527 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 22 fatal and 383 serious collisions, with 1,978 total casualties. It ranks #104 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Chelmsford accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.