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Braintree road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2000, and 731 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1999 (519), and casualties fell from 756.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,650 collisions in Braintree.

Collisions in 2000
524
Up 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
731
Down 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2000

1.5% of collisions in Braintree in 2000 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious10420%
  • Slight41279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious11816%
  • Slight60583%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2000 is highlighted, with 524, up 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (17%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (17%)
  • Sunday52 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.4%)
  • February35 (6.7%)
  • March36 (6.9%)
  • April40 (7.6%)
  • May49 (9.4%)
  • June34 (6.5%)
  • July39 (7.4%)
  • August47 (9%)
  • September50 (9.5%)
  • October50 (9.5%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December46 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (58%)
  • Wet or damp195 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (1.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (44%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph195 (37%)
  • 70 mph66 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway405 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (13%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant500 (68%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (10%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20139 (19%)
  • 21 to 2586 (12%)
  • 26 to 35150 (21%)
  • 36 to 4598 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider475 (65%)
  • Passenger180 (25%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car765 (78%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Braintree

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Braintree ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 153rd most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2000

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2000: 63, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1263119115
2ndA120396125
3rdB10183645010
4thA131333718
5thB1389222801
6thB1256202406
7thB1053192606
8thA1017152406
9thA1124153114
10thB1024142001
11thB10198901
12thB11376901
13thB10575501
14thB10583400
15thB10542200
16thB10642200
17thA10711101
18thA1811200

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2000

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 86.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2000

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2000: 130.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2000, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years