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Braintree road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2006, and 594 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2005 (468), and casualties fell from 635.

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

Collisions in 2006
442
Down 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
594
Down 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
11
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2006

2.5% of collisions in Braintree in 2006 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.5%
  • Serious8920%
  • Slight34277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious9816%
  • Slight48582%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2006 is highlighted, with 442, down 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (17%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday59 (13%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7%)
  • February39 (8.8%)
  • March28 (6.3%)
  • April40 (9%)
  • May40 (9%)
  • June31 (7%)
  • July35 (7.9%)
  • August52 (12%)
  • September42 (9.5%)
  • October36 (8.1%)
  • November34 (7.7%)
  • December34 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (64%)
  • Wet or damp153 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (44%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph158 (36%)
  • 70 mph58 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (14%)
  • Roundabout22 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2099 (17%)
  • 21 to 2579 (13%)
  • 26 to 35101 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (70%)
  • Passenger128 (22%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car603 (74%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 166th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2006

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2006, with 33 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2006

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2006: 51, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12516817
2ndA1313855011
3rdA120325129
4thB1256253003
5thB1018243823
6thB1053152122
7thB1389152001
8thA1124142022
9thA1017101202
10thB1024101100
11thB101981001
12thB10575503
13thB11375801
14thB10582201
15thB10171100
16thB10231200
17thB10641100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2006

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 79.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2006

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2006: 123.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2006, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2006.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years