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Braintree road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 235 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2024, and 294 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2023 (201), and casualties rose from 268.

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

Collisions in 2024
235
Up 17% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
294
Up 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
7
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2024

3% of collisions in Braintree in 2024 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73%
  • Serious6026%
  • Slight16871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.4%
  • Serious6221%
  • Slight22577%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2024 is highlighted, with 235, up 17% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 235
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (12%)
  • Tuesday36 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (17%)
  • Thursday43 (18%)
  • Friday44 (19%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.1%)
  • February21 (8.9%)
  • March15 (6.4%)
  • April18 (7.7%)
  • May28 (12%)
  • June21 (8.9%)
  • July17 (7.2%)
  • August22 (9.4%)
  • September15 (6.4%)
  • October19 (8.1%)
  • November22 (9.4%)
  • December18 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight184 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry171 (73%)
  • Wet or damp58 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph113 (48%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph62 (26%)
  • 70 mph24 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (14%)
  • Roundabout17 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (58%)
  • Pedestrian43 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2037 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3568 (23%)
  • 36 to 4535 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.5%)
  • Over 7516 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (66%)
  • Passenger56 (19%)
  • Pedestrian43 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car293 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (10%)
  • Motorcycle41 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 155th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2024

Bocking Blackwater, Braintree, CM77 8AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2024, with 13 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2024

The A120 and A131 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2024, with 27 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA120274226
2ndA131273328
3rdA12172813
4thB1018172103
5thB1256142006
6thB138981004
7thB10247801
8thA10176801
9thB11374502
10thA11243302
11thB10533301
12thB10573301
13thB10191200
14thB10231100
15thB14171100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2024

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 45.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2024

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2024: 64.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years