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Braintree road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2009, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2008 (323), and casualties rose from 429.

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

Collisions in 2009
325
Up 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
433
Up 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2009

1.2% of collisions in Braintree in 2009 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6821%
  • Slight25378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious7818%
  • Slight35181%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2009 is highlighted, with 325, up 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (18%)
  • Sunday29 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (10%)
  • February24 (7.4%)
  • March16 (4.9%)
  • April19 (5.8%)
  • May30 (9.2%)
  • June25 (7.7%)
  • July20 (6.2%)
  • August40 (12%)
  • September28 (8.6%)
  • October32 (9.8%)
  • November20 (6.2%)
  • December38 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (65%)
  • Wet or damp103 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph144 (44%)
  • 40 mph26 (8%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph105 (32%)
  • 70 mph41 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (16%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2082 (19%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3573 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (17%)
  • 46 to 5552 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (67%)
  • Passenger103 (24%)
  • Pedestrian41 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car463 (75%)
  • Motorcycle64 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2009.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2009

Witham Central, Braintree, CM8 2EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2009, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2009

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2009: 37, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12375805
2ndA120263508
3rdA131263417
4thB1256232603
5thB1018223503
6thA1017202803
7thB1024132104
8thA1124121302
9thB1389111200
10thB10538803
11thB105741112
12thB10193400
13thB11373300
14thA1281100
15thB10081100
16thB10231100
17thB10351200
18thB10541200

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2009

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 48.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2009

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2009: 78.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2009.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years