Crap Towns / Saffron Walden / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Saffron Walden?
There were 1.4 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Saffron Walden from 2021 to 2025, 42% lower than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 1.8, up from 0.6 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 21.8 km | 4.0 |
| Great Shelford and Stapleford | 16.3 km | 2.3 |
| Royston | 18.8 km | 2.0 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 17.7 km | 1.9 |
| Haverhill | 15.3 km | 1.8 |
| Great Dunmow | 17.8 km | 1.5 |
| Saffron Walden | – | 1.4 |
| Takeley and Little Canfield | 17.0 km | 1.4 |
| Sawston | 12.6 km | 1.4 |
| Buntingford | 20.1 km | 1.3 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 13.7 km | 0.7 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |