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Braintree road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 468 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2005, and 635 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2004 (472), and casualties fell from 649.

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

Collisions in 2005
468
Down 1% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
635
Down 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2005

1.9% of collisions in Braintree in 2005 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious7817%
  • Slight38181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious9415%
  • Slight53284%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2005 is highlighted, with 468, down 1% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (10%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.3%)
  • February40 (8.5%)
  • March32 (6.8%)
  • April37 (7.9%)
  • May39 (8.3%)
  • June39 (8.3%)
  • July32 (6.8%)
  • August39 (8.3%)
  • September41 (8.8%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November38 (8.1%)
  • December47 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight352 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (64%)
  • Wet or damp154 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph192 (41%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph157 (34%)
  • 70 mph80 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (19%)
  • Roundabout33 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist39 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20118 (19%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 4595 (15%)
  • 46 to 5575 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (70%)
  • Passenger151 (24%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car705 (78%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 154th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2005

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2005, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2005

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2005: 74, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1274102214
2ndA120395917
3rdB1018384805
4thA131284027
5thB1256232905
6thA1017223023
7thB1053172404
8thB1389131603
9thB1024121501
10thA1124101601
11thB11376802
12thB10194501
13thB10574501
14thB10583500
15thB10642201
16thA10921100
17thA1221101
18thB10231100
19thB10291200
20thB10351100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2005

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 68.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2005

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2005: 111.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2005, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2005.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years