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Braintree road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2011, and 405 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2010 (292), and casualties rose from 393.

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

Collisions in 2011
307
Up 5% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
405
Up 3% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2011

1.3% of collisions in Braintree in 2011 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight25282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight34585%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2011 is highlighted, with 307, up 5% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 307
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday48 (16%)
  • Sunday29 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.2%)
  • February15 (4.9%)
  • March33 (11%)
  • April26 (8.5%)
  • May26 (8.5%)
  • June28 (9.1%)
  • July24 (7.8%)
  • August26 (8.5%)
  • September24 (7.8%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December21 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (71%)
  • Wet or damp87 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph167 (54%)
  • 40 mph20 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph75 (24%)
  • 70 mph36 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (15%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant271 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (13%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2082 (20%)
  • 21 to 2541 (10%)
  • 26 to 3565 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (16%)
  • 46 to 5554 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.2%)
  • Over 7519 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (69%)
  • Passenger88 (22%)
  • Pedestrian39 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (76%)
  • Motorcycle54 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2011.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
159th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2011

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2011, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2011

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2011: 31, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12315313
2ndA120253505
3rdA1312428010
4thB1018213114
5thA1124172302
6thB1256162313
7thB1053151802
8thA1017121803
9thB10246600
10thB13895700
11thB10194701
12thB11374601
13thB10573410
14thB15082201
15thA1341100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2011

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 55.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2011

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2011: 73.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years