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Braintree road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,650 road traffic collisions in Braintree from 1979 to 2025, and 26,740 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 364 were fatal and 4,605 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 228 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (235), and casualties fell from 294 to 283.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,650
176th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
26,740
1.36 per collision
Fatal collisions
364
1.9% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
228
Down 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Braintree

1.9% of collisions in Braintree from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3641.9%
  • Serious4,60523%
  • Slight14,68175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3951.5%
  • Serious5,42420%
  • Slight20,92178%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. In 2025 there were 228, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 228
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025228283
2024235294
2023201268
2022249350
2021224282
2020206275
2019257349
2018219283
2017238309
2016276363
2015302395
2014311411
2013236302
2012287374
2011307405
2010292393
2009325433
2008323429
2007408533
2006442594
2005468635
2004472649
2003516710
2002508696
2001568755
2000524731
1999519756
1998529686
1997522746
1996498686
1995490676
1994496682
1993429616
1992431596
1991432595
1990585833
1989603824
1988611826
1987584835
1986606830
1985535750
1984560764
1983515678
1982508704
1981530708
1980527751
1979518697

When and where crashes happen in Braintree

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,683 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,828 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,852 (15%)
  • Thursday2,858 (15%)
  • Friday3,306 (17%)
  • Saturday2,756 (14%)
  • Sunday2,367 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59744 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59383 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,879 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,382 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,623 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,903 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,779 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,559 (7.9%)
  • February1,408 (7.2%)
  • March1,544 (7.9%)
  • April1,457 (7.4%)
  • May1,696 (8.6%)
  • June1,568 (8%)
  • July1,697 (8.6%)
  • August1,646 (8.4%)
  • September1,745 (8.9%)
  • October1,767 (9%)
  • November1,819 (9.3%)
  • December1,744 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,215 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,660 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,501 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown175 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit99 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,243 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,715 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds333 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist284 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds269 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds125 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds22 (0.1%)
  • Other548 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded111 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,062 (61%)
  • Wet or damp6,828 (35%)
  • Frost or ice538 (2.7%)
  • Snow113 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep57 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel31 (0.2%)
  • Mud14 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph46 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph8,704 (44%)
  • 40 mph1,261 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph611 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph6,384 (32%)
  • 70 mph2,644 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,773 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway2,586 (13%)
  • Roundabout800 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road414 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded77 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Braintree

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,896 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist3,603 (13%)
  • Pedestrian2,583 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist1,695 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant997 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)366 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant297 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant101 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant92 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant68 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5492 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 10913 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 151,544 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 205,370 (20%)
  • 21 to 253,331 (12%)
  • 26 to 354,686 (18%)
  • 36 to 453,536 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,628 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 651,859 (7%)
  • 66 to 751,082 (4%)
  • Over 75779 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded520 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider17,371 (65%)
  • Passenger6,786 (25%)
  • Pedestrian2,583 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car26,036 (71%)
  • Motorcycle3,650 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,276 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle1,790 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,759 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach353 (1%)
  • Other vehicle260 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car163 (0.4%)
  • Minibus94 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle56 (0.2%)
  • Other67 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Braintree

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Braintree

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Braintree ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 176th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
173rdSwale19,85527,1243353,684
174thSouth Staffordshire19,74029,6544372,671
175thSouth Oxfordshire19,70727,6845974,339
176thBraintree (this area)19,65026,7403644,605
177thTandridge19,59128,5373183,277
178thSevenoaks19,55827,0233553,885
179thTendring19,44926,8603424,569

Accident hotspots in Braintree

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area is the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree, with 481 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree from 1979 to 2025: 2,137, including 59 fatal and 410 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA122,1373,37859410
2ndA1201,7652,58052419
3rdA1311,7352,39149449
4thB10181,3591,81523297
5thA6048161,23930259
6thB13896698686129
7thB125664579712128
8thB10535717513121
9thB10245437086128
10thA101752174712141
11thA11242874141170
12thB1137231316159
13thB1057210271672
14thB1019162220033
15thB1058126177338
16thB10545670315
17thB10234361012
18thB10644259212
19thB15083957213
20thA13061201

Towns in Braintree

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 3,374.

Postcode districts in Braintree

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree from 1979 to 2025: 4,926.

Latest crashes in Braintree

Of the latest 24 crashes in Braintree, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 27 December 2025.

Severity