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Braintree road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 2025, and 283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2024 (235), and casualties fell from 294.

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

Collisions in 2025
228
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
283
Down 4% on 2024
Fatal collisions
7
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 2025

3.1% of collisions in Braintree in 2025 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.1%
  • Serious7031%
  • Slight15166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.5%
  • Serious7426%
  • Slight20271%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 2025 is highlighted, with 228, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 228
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (11%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday26 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (10%)
  • February24 (11%)
  • March22 (9.6%)
  • April15 (6.6%)
  • May20 (8.8%)
  • June21 (9.2%)
  • July16 (7%)
  • August18 (7.9%)
  • September24 (11%)
  • October11 (4.8%)
  • November20 (8.8%)
  • December14 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds185 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (70%)
  • Wet or damp63 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph98 (43%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph72 (32%)
  • 70 mph29 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (15%)
  • Roundabout16 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (18%)
  • Pedestrian32 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2028 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3555 (19%)
  • 36 to 4548 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (12%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.7%)
  • Over 758 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (71%)
  • Passenger49 (17%)
  • Pedestrian32 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car285 (68%)
  • Motorcycle51 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 162nd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Braintree in 2025

Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Braintree in 2025, with 17 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 2025

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 2025: 26, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12263507
2ndA131202817
3rdA120192624
4thB1256151616
5thB1018101303
6thA101791107
7thB138991306
8thB10246702
9thB11375703
10thB10533302
11thA11242200
12thB10192200
13thA10921100
14thB15081200

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 2025

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 33.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 2025

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 2025: 49.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2025.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years