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Braintree road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2004, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2003 (516), and casualties fell from 710.

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

Collisions in 2004
472
Down 9% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
649
Down 9% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2004

1.5% of collisions in Braintree in 2004 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious8217%
  • Slight38381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious9414%
  • Slight54884%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2004 is highlighted, with 472, down 9% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (11%)
  • Tuesday74 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday84 (18%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.3%)
  • February32 (6.8%)
  • March41 (8.7%)
  • April47 (10%)
  • May39 (8.3%)
  • June33 (7%)
  • July36 (7.6%)
  • August42 (8.9%)
  • September43 (9.1%)
  • October38 (8.1%)
  • November40 (8.5%)
  • December42 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight345 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (59%)
  • Wet or damp174 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph209 (44%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph162 (34%)
  • 70 mph54 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (13%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant441 (68%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20103 (16%)
  • 21 to 2571 (11%)
  • 26 to 35129 (20%)
  • 36 to 4588 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded40 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (65%)
  • Passenger161 (25%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car669 (77%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 160th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2004

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2004, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2004

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2004: 52, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125278013
2ndB1018405525
3rdA131365228
4thA120324903
5thB1256222511
6thA1017213104
7thB1053202804
8thA1124182615
9thB1024121603
10thB138981301
11thB101971001
12thB10587902
13thB10573301
14thB10542202
15thA6041100
16thB10231101
17thB10281100
18thB10641100
19thB11371100
20thB12891100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2004

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 85.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2004

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2004: 117.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2004, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years