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Braintree road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 287 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2012, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (307), and casualties fell from 405.

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

Collisions in 2012
287
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
374
Down 8% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2012

1.4% of collisions in Braintree in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5218%
  • Slight23180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight31283%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2012 is highlighted, with 287, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 287
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (8.7%)
  • Tuesday49 (17%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday55 (19%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.1%)
  • February18 (6.3%)
  • March25 (8.7%)
  • April22 (7.7%)
  • May32 (11%)
  • June26 (9.1%)
  • July16 (5.6%)
  • August16 (5.6%)
  • September34 (12%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November22 (7.7%)
  • December19 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (64%)
  • Wet or damp97 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph138 (48%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph95 (33%)
  • 70 mph33 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (15%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (13%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7%)
  • Cyclist25 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2071 (19%)
  • 21 to 2556 (15%)
  • 26 to 3553 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (70%)
  • Passenger88 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (72%)
  • Motorcycle52 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 2012.

Collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2012

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2012, with 16 collisions.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2012

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2012: 27, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12273402
2ndA120223616
3rdB1256203403
4thA131192205
5thB1018162113
6thB1389111501
7thA1124101202
8thB105391103
9thB102461302
10thA10174510
11thB10194400
12thB10573302
13thB11373300
14thB10232400
15thA1121100
16thB10541101
17thB10611100
18thB15081101

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2012

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 57.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2012

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2012: 76.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2012.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years