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Braintree road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 568 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2001, and 755 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2000 (524), and casualties rose from 731.

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

Collisions in 2001
568
Up 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
755
Up 3% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2001

1.1% of collisions in Braintree in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious10919%
  • Slight45380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious12517%
  • Slight62483%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2001 is highlighted, with 568, up 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (13%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (16%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (12%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (12%)
  • February48 (8.5%)
  • March35 (6.2%)
  • April33 (5.8%)
  • May46 (8.1%)
  • June33 (5.8%)
  • July58 (10%)
  • August41 (7.2%)
  • September54 (9.5%)
  • October38 (6.7%)
  • November69 (12%)
  • December45 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight396 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (53%)
  • Wet or damp225 (40%)
  • Frost or ice28 (4.9%)
  • Oil or diesel7 (1.2%)
  • Mud4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (43%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph197 (35%)
  • 70 mph86 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (17%)
  • Roundabout37 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant531 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (10%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20126 (17%)
  • 21 to 2570 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35144 (19%)
  • 36 to 45125 (17%)
  • 46 to 5596 (13%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded35 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider507 (67%)
  • Passenger187 (25%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car806 (76%)
  • Motorcycle82 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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 ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 137th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2001

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2001, with 33 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2001

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2001: 76, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1276119112
2ndA1204966010
3rdA131446009
4thB1018354805
5thA1017223306
6thB1256223104
7thB1024182613
8thB1053182302
9thB1389182001
10thA1124162817
11thB113791001
12thB10577722
13thB10194501
14thB10233402
15thB10582301
16thA10181101
17thA11141101
18thA1301200
19thB10541200
20thB15081101

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2001

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 90.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2001

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2001: 141.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years