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Braintree road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2022, and 350 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2021 (224), and casualties rose from 282.

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

Collisions in 2022
249
Up 11% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
350
Up 24% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2022

2% of collisions in Braintree in 2022 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52%
  • Serious7329%
  • Slight17169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious8023%
  • Slight26576%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2022 is highlighted, with 249, up 11% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday32 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (14%)
  • Friday54 (22%)
  • Saturday25 (10%)
  • Sunday33 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.2%)
  • February19 (7.6%)
  • March19 (7.6%)
  • April28 (11%)
  • May17 (6.8%)
  • June16 (6.4%)
  • July29 (12%)
  • August14 (5.6%)
  • September16 (6.4%)
  • October19 (7.6%)
  • November28 (11%)
  • December21 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (72%)
  • Wet or damp62 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph116 (47%)
  • 40 mph24 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph69 (28%)
  • 70 mph29 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (16%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (63%)
  • Pedestrian46 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (6%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2027 (7.7%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3570 (20%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.3%)
  • Over 7522 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (68%)
  • Passenger65 (19%)
  • Pedestrian46 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car340 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 147th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2022

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area and Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3XR area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Braintree in 2022, with 13 collisions each.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2022

The A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2022: 29, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA120294513
2ndA12244409
3rdA131202604
4thB1018162317
5thA1017152906
6thB1256111301
7thA112481003
8thB102481312
9thB10575503
10thB13895801
11thB10193401
12thB11373300
13thB10532301
14thB10231200
15thB10541100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2022

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 32.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2022

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2022: 56.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2022, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2022.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years