Road
Crashes on the A138
468 recorded collisions since 2000.
468
All crashes
2
Fatal
72
Serious
394
Slight
Since 2000 the A138 has seen 468 collisions, 2 of them fatal and 72 serious. That ranks it 1019th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 4.3 per 1,000 collisions, and 16% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 87% since 2000, from 54 to 7 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Chelmsford.
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Crashes by year
2000–2024100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.