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Braintree road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2010, and 393 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2009 (325), and casualties fell from 433.

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

Collisions in 2010
292
Down 10% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
393
Down 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2010

2.4% of collisions in Braintree in 2010 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious6322%
  • Slight22276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious6918%
  • Slight31781%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2010 is highlighted, with 292, down 10% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (16%)
  • Thursday36 (12%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.2%)
  • February18 (6.2%)
  • March25 (8.6%)
  • April18 (6.2%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June25 (8.6%)
  • July25 (8.6%)
  • August23 (7.9%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October22 (7.5%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December19 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (63%)
  • Wet or damp95 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (4.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph139 (48%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph96 (33%)
  • 70 mph23 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2061 (16%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3560 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.4%)
  • Over 7512 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (67%)
  • Passenger95 (24%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (76%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 2010.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2010

Witham Central, Braintree, CM8 2EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2010, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2010

The A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2010: 29, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA120294315
2ndA12274715
3rdB1018242815
4thB1256202314
5thA131192804
6thA1017152905
7thB1053131901
8thA112491502
9thB138991000
10thB10247702
11thB11375601
12thB10581100
13thB10641100
14thB15081100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2010

Witham had the most collisions of any town in Braintree in 2010: 47.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2010

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2010: 78.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2010, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years