Skip to main content
CrashStats

Braintree road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 508 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2002, and 696 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2001 (568), and casualties fell from 755.

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

Collisions in 2002
508
Down 11% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
696
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2002

2.8% of collisions in Braintree in 2002 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious10120%
  • Slight39377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious12318%
  • Slight55980%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2002 is highlighted, with 508, down 11% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday73 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday99 (19%)
  • Saturday73 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.1%)
  • February44 (8.7%)
  • March35 (6.9%)
  • April40 (7.9%)
  • May47 (9.3%)
  • June31 (6.1%)
  • July35 (6.9%)
  • August41 (8.1%)
  • September46 (9.1%)
  • October52 (10%)
  • November62 (12%)
  • December39 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (16%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Other19 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (58%)
  • Wet or damp202 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph213 (42%)
  • 40 mph45 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph163 (32%)
  • 70 mph83 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (19%)
  • Roundabout35 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (12%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20137 (20%)
  • 21 to 2566 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35148 (21%)
  • 36 to 4596 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.7%)
  • Over 7523 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (65%)
  • Passenger176 (25%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car705 (74%)
  • Motorcycle82 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Braintree ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 151st most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2002

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2002, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2002

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2002: 73, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1273108116
2ndB1018344704
3rdA131324623
4thA120314519
5thB1053202302
6thA1124192714
7thA1017162037
8thB1256162305
9thB1389161911
10thB1024101514
11thB1057101712
12thB11377801
13thB10543400
14thA132300
15thB10582200
16thA1301100
17thB10641200
18thB11241200

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2002

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 73.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2002

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2002: 145.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2002, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years