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Braintree road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 224 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2021, and 282 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2020 (206), and casualties rose from 275.

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

Collisions in 2021
224
Up 9% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
282
Up 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2021

2.2% of collisions in Braintree in 2021 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious4821%
  • Slight17176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious5520%
  • Slight22279%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2021 is highlighted, with 224, up 9% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 224
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (17%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday30 (13%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (17%)
  • Sunday18 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.4%)
  • February10 (4.5%)
  • March17 (7.6%)
  • April17 (7.6%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June21 (9.4%)
  • July21 (9.4%)
  • August24 (11%)
  • September15 (6.7%)
  • October17 (7.6%)
  • November27 (12%)
  • December18 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (75%)
  • Wet or damp54 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph130 (58%)
  • 40 mph20 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph37 (17%)
  • 70 mph23 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (11%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2024 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3560 (21%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (16%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (6.4%)
  • Over 7525 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (73%)
  • Passenger46 (16%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle33 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 154th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
154th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2021

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area and Witham Central, Braintree, CM8 2EF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Braintree in 2021, with 18 collisions each.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2021

The A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2021: 27, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA120273602
2ndA131213113
3rdB1018192425
4thA12173106
5thB1256111301
6thB13898801
7thA11247812
8thB10245601
9thA10174511
10thB10533301
11thB11373301
12thA10921100
13thB10191100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2021

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 47.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2021

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2021: 64.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years