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Braintree road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 323 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2008, and 429 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 21% on 2007 (408), and casualties fell from 533.

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

Collisions in 2008
323
Down 21% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
429
Down 20% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2008

1.2% of collisions in Braintree in 2008 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5918%
  • Slight26080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6214%
  • Slight36385%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2008 is highlighted, with 323, down 21% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.4%)
  • February26 (8%)
  • March24 (7.4%)
  • April21 (6.5%)
  • May21 (6.5%)
  • June23 (7.1%)
  • July24 (7.4%)
  • August26 (8%)
  • September32 (9.9%)
  • October30 (9.3%)
  • November25 (7.7%)
  • December44 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight237 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other24 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (59%)
  • Wet or damp123 (38%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (43%)
  • 40 mph34 (11%)
  • 60 mph98 (30%)
  • 70 mph53 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (18%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2098 (23%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (15%)
  • 36 to 4575 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (68%)
  • Passenger109 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (79%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 2008.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2008

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2008, with 22 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2008

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2008: 43, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12435507
2ndA120354905
3rdB1018334508
4thA131212405
5thB1256192602
6thA1017132012
7thB102491003
8thB105391101
9thB13896800
10thA112451012
11thB10194401
12thB10572200
13thB10641100
14thB11371100
15thB15081100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2008

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 57.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2008

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2008: 78.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2008, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years