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Braintree road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2015, and 395 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2014 (311), and casualties fell from 411.

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

Collisions in 2015
302
Down 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
395
Down 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Braintree in 2015 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7023%
  • Slight23076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight32081%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2015 is highlighted, with 302, down 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 302
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (11%)
  • February33 (11%)
  • March26 (8.6%)
  • April20 (6.6%)
  • May35 (12%)
  • June18 (6%)
  • July34 (11%)
  • August21 (7%)
  • September23 (7.6%)
  • October15 (5%)
  • November21 (7%)
  • December23 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (72%)
  • Wet or damp81 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph139 (46%)
  • 40 mph26 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (4%)
  • 60 mph80 (26%)
  • 70 mph45 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (17%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (12%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2044 (11%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3587 (22%)
  • 36 to 4557 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.6%)
  • Over 7512 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (72%)
  • Passenger66 (17%)
  • Pedestrian45 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car435 (75%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2015.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2015

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3XR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2015, with 26 collisions.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2015

The A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2015: 35, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA120355603
2ndA12263913
3rdA131263306
4thA1017152205
5thB1256151705
6thB1018142104
7thA1124121302
8thB13897902
9thB10536903
10thB10574403
11thB10243301
12thB11372300
13thB10191100
14thB13831101
15thB14171300
16thB15081100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2015

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 59.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2015

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2015: 88.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2015, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years