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Braintree road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2014, and 411 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 32% on 2013 (236), and casualties rose from 302.

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

Collisions in 2014
311
Up 32% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
411
Up 36% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2014

1.9% of collisions in Braintree in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5116%
  • Slight25482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight34484%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2014 is highlighted, with 311, up 32% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 311
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (18%)
  • Tuesday43 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday33 (11%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9%)
  • February20 (6.4%)
  • March20 (6.4%)
  • April22 (7.1%)
  • May31 (10%)
  • June24 (7.7%)
  • July26 (8.4%)
  • August22 (7.1%)
  • September25 (8%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November29 (9.3%)
  • December29 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (68%)
  • Wet or damp96 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph143 (46%)
  • 40 mph22 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph85 (27%)
  • 70 mph51 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (17%)
  • Roundabout31 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (13%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2060 (15%)
  • 21 to 2556 (14%)
  • 26 to 3581 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (15%)
  • 46 to 5561 (15%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider293 (71%)
  • Passenger87 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car457 (75%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Braintree ranked among 351 areas in 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2014.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2014

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3XR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2014, with 26 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2014

The A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2014: 39, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1203954011
2ndA12355524
3rdA131264017
4thB1018202403
5thA1017162213
6thB1256162200
7thA1124131705
8thB138991100
9thB102481100
10thB10535801
11thB10543310
12thB11373300
13thB10572201
14thB15081100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2014

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 54.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2014

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2014: 72.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2014, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years