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Braintree road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2018, and 283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2017 (238), and casualties fell from 309.

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

Collisions in 2018
219
Down 8% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
283
Down 8% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2018

1.8% of collisions in Braintree in 2018 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious5626%
  • Slight15973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious6021%
  • Slight21977%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2018 is highlighted, with 219, down 8% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 219
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday27 (12%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday34 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5%)
  • February12 (5.5%)
  • March22 (10%)
  • April16 (7.3%)
  • May17 (7.8%)
  • June24 (11%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August18 (8.2%)
  • September16 (7.3%)
  • October20 (9.1%)
  • November20 (9.1%)
  • December21 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (8.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (78%)
  • Wet or damp45 (21%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph101 (46%)
  • 40 mph17 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph56 (26%)
  • 70 mph33 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (18%)
  • Roundabout18 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (11%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist20 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.1%)
  • 16 to 2039 (14%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (18%)
  • 36 to 4548 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (14%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.4%)
  • Over 7511 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (71%)
  • Passenger60 (21%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car321 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (8%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 2018.

Collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2018

Witham Central, Braintree, CM8 2EF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2018, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2018

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2018: 24, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12244003
2ndA120223005
3rdA131202718
4thB1018141804
5thA101791204
6thB102481200
7thB10535603
8thB12565513
9thB13895601
10thA11244701
11thB11374501
12thB10192200
13thB10572302
14thB10581101

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2018

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 40.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2018

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2018: 56.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years