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Braintree road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 276 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2016, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2015 (302), and casualties fell from 395.

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

Collisions in 2016
276
Down 9% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
363
Down 8% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2016

2.2% of collisions in Braintree in 2016 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.2%
  • Serious7226%
  • Slight19872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious8223%
  • Slight27576%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2016 is highlighted, with 276, down 9% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 276
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.1%)
  • February12 (4.3%)
  • March22 (8%)
  • April18 (6.5%)
  • May27 (9.8%)
  • June18 (6.5%)
  • July32 (12%)
  • August22 (8%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October33 (12%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December22 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds229 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry203 (74%)
  • Wet or damp70 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph128 (46%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph87 (32%)
  • 70 mph36 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (13%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (14%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2040 (11%)
  • 21 to 2542 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (18%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (12%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.8%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider269 (74%)
  • Passenger60 (17%)
  • Pedestrian34 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (71%)
  • Motorcycle57 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2016.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2016

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2016, with 15 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2016

The A131 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2016: 28, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1312833014
2ndA120274816
3rdA12224102
4thB1018182106
5thB1256121405
6thA1017111201
7thA112481000
8thB10246602
9thB10535502
10thB13895502
11thB11374601
12thB10542200
13thM112300
14thA10601101
15thB11100
16thB10161201
17thB10571201
18thB10641100
19thB15081100
20thB1841101

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2016

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 44.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2016

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2016: 66.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2016, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years