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Braintree road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 516 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2003, and 710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2002 (508), and casualties rose from 696.

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

Collisions in 2003
516
Up 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
710
Up 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Braintree in 2003 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10320%
  • Slight40679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious12317%
  • Slight58082%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2003 is highlighted, with 516, up 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday96 (19%)
  • Saturday67 (13%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (10%)
  • February57 (11%)
  • March33 (6.4%)
  • April49 (9.5%)
  • May27 (5.2%)
  • June51 (9.9%)
  • July49 (9.5%)
  • August27 (5.2%)
  • September53 (10%)
  • October43 (8.3%)
  • November48 (9.3%)
  • December25 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds407 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other23 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (64%)
  • Wet or damp158 (31%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.3%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.8%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph223 (43%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph195 (38%)
  • 70 mph50 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (13%)
  • Roundabout30 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant502 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (10%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7%)
  • Cyclist29 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20117 (16%)
  • 21 to 2581 (11%)
  • 26 to 35133 (19%)
  • 36 to 45103 (15%)
  • 46 to 5580 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.1%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded27 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (68%)
  • Passenger177 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car750 (77%)
  • Motorcycle74 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 141st most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
86th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2003

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2003, with 29 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2003

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2003: 51, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12517215
2ndA131486239
3rdA1204575210
4thB10183756013
5thA1017253104
6thB1024162003
7thA1124142504
8thB1053121301
9thB1389121703
10thB1137112101
11thB125691402
12thB10578902
13thB10585602
14thB10543300
15thB10192200
16thB15082301
17thA1121100
18thB10231200
19thB10481101
20thB10641601

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2003

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 79.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2003

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2003: 119.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2003, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years