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Braintree road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 238 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2017, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2016 (276), and casualties fell from 363.

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

Collisions in 2017
238
Down 14% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
309
Down 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2017

1.7% of collisions in Braintree in 2017 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious7532%
  • Slight15967%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious8327%
  • Slight22272%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 238, down 14% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 238
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (17%)
  • Tuesday35 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (16%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday29 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8%)
  • February11 (4.6%)
  • March28 (12%)
  • April16 (6.7%)
  • May22 (9.2%)
  • June24 (10%)
  • July18 (7.6%)
  • August20 (8.4%)
  • September18 (7.6%)
  • October23 (9.7%)
  • November17 (7.1%)
  • December22 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (74%)
  • Wet or damp56 (24%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph102 (43%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph78 (33%)
  • 70 mph27 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (15%)
  • Roundabout10 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (66%)
  • Pedestrian39 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (10%)
  • Cyclist22 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2033 (11%)
  • 21 to 2543 (14%)
  • 26 to 3561 (20%)
  • 36 to 4538 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (16%)
  • 56 to 6528 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.9%)
  • Over 7518 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (67%)
  • Passenger63 (20%)
  • Pedestrian39 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (8%)
  • Motorcycle30 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2017.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2017

Braintree West, Braintree, CM7 2LR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2017, with 13 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2017

The A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2017: 27, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA120274713
2ndA12223204
3rdA131182007
4thB1256131603
5thB1024121602
6thB1018111305
7thA1017101305
8thB10535502
9thB10194501
10thB11373501
11thB13893310
12thA11242200
13thB10571100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2017

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 39.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2017

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2017: 54.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2017, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years