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Chelsea Crash Report
Police-reported motor-vehicle crashes in Chelsea over three complete years, drawn from the state's crash records. Totals, fatalities, bicyclist and pedestrian counts, and the city's most crash-prone roads.
Chelsea totals, 2022 to 2024. Fatal, bicyclist, and pedestrian figures count crashes in which at least one such outcome or road user was involved.
Where Chelsea ranks in Massachusetts
Rank among all 349 Massachusetts cities and towns in the crash record, 2022 to 2024. A lower number means more crashes of that type.
| Measure | Chelsea | Statewide rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total crashes | 2,920 | 32nd of 349 |
| Fatal crashes | 7 | 36th of 349 |
| Bicyclist crashes | 39 | 27th of 349 |
| Pedestrian crashes | 130 | 12th of 349 |
Reading the Chelsea numbers
Over 2022 to 2024, Chelsea recorded 2,920 police-reported crashes, of which 724 involved an injury and 7 were fatal. Its fatality rate works out to 2.4 fatal crashes per 1,000 crashes. Vulnerable road users account for a measurable share of the total: 39 crashes involved a bicyclist and 130 involved a pedestrian.
The single most crash-prone named road in the Chelsea record is Everett Ave, with 58 crashes in the most recent year of data. The full list of the city's highest-crash roads appears below.
Most crash-prone roads in Chelsea
Named roadways with the most crashes in Chelsea, most recent year of record. Road names are reproduced from the MassDOT records and lightly formatted for readability.
| # | Road | Crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everett Ave | 58 |
| 2 | Broadway | 55 |
| 3 | Eastern Ave | 25 |
| 4 | Washington Ave | 22 |
| 5 | Webster Ave | 16 |
| 6 | 16 W | 15 |
| 7 | 16 E | 14 |
| 8 | Beacham St | 12 |
What the fatality rate means
Chelsea's fatality rate is 2.4 fatal crashes for every 1,000 crashes on record. In plain terms, out of every 1,000 reported crashes in Chelsea, about 2.4 ended in a death. The rate lets you compare severity across cities of very different sizes, because it does not simply reward the city with the most traffic.
Source and data
Source: MassDOT IMPACT Crash Data Portal (Massachusetts RMV crash records), 2022 to 2024 data. Fatality context: NHTSA FARS. Analysis by Jim Glaser Law; not affiliated with or endorsed by MassDOT.
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