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Braintree road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 236 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2013, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2012 (287), and casualties fell from 374.

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

Collisions in 2013
236
Down 18% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
302
Down 19% on 2012
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2013

None of the collisions in Braintree in 2013 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4820%
  • Slight18880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5217%
  • Slight25083%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2013 is highlighted, with 236, down 18% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 236
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday32 (14%)
  • Friday38 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (16%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.1%)
  • February22 (9.3%)
  • March12 (5.1%)
  • April12 (5.1%)
  • May17 (7.2%)
  • June21 (8.9%)
  • July24 (10%)
  • August23 (9.7%)
  • September20 (8.5%)
  • October21 (8.9%)
  • November34 (14%)
  • December18 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight175 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (63%)
  • Wet or damp81 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph99 (42%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph81 (34%)
  • 70 mph27 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (14%)
  • Roundabout19 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (12%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2035 (12%)
  • 21 to 2539 (13%)
  • 26 to 3553 (18%)
  • 36 to 4550 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (14%)
  • 56 to 6530 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (4%)
  • Not recorded9 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (69%)
  • Passenger69 (23%)
  • Pedestrian25 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car334 (74%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 2013.

Collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2013

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2013, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2013

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2013: 27, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12273606
2ndA131243608
3rdB1018212802
4thA120183205
5thB1256121703
6thB1024101202
7thB10537702
8thB13897800
9thA10175500
10thA11242201
11thB10192200
12thB10572201
13thB11372200
14thB15082300
15thB10221100
16thB10231100
17thB10541100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2013

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 45.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2013

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2013: 63.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2013, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2013.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years