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Braintree road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2007, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (442), and casualties fell from 594.

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

Collisions in 2007
408
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
533
Down 10% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2007

1.7% of collisions in Braintree in 2007 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious8320%
  • Slight31878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious8817%
  • Slight43582%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2007 is highlighted, with 408, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.6%)
  • February22 (5.4%)
  • March32 (7.8%)
  • April27 (6.6%)
  • May33 (8.1%)
  • June32 (7.8%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August40 (9.8%)
  • September39 (9.6%)
  • October28 (6.9%)
  • November32 (7.8%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (64%)
  • Wet or damp139 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (41%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph144 (35%)
  • 70 mph71 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (18%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant371 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (13%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20118 (22%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 3596 (18%)
  • 36 to 4597 (18%)
  • 46 to 5564 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 758 (1.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (69%)
  • Passenger127 (24%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (75%)
  • Motorcycle72 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 175th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2007

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2007, with 23 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2007

The A12 and A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2007, with 56 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125677110
2ndA1205678114
3rdB1256282805
4thA131243315
5thA1017202809
6thB1018141901
7thA1124121723
8thB1053111403
9thB1024101001
10thB1389101101
11thB10578802
12thB113771502
13thB10193400
14thA10181100
15thA1291100
16thB10541210
17thB10581100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2007

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 64.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2007

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2007: 94.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2007, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years