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Brentwood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,239 road traffic collisions in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025, and 19,543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 248 were fatal and 2,719 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 143 collisions, up 44% on 2024 (99), and casualties rose from 132 to 180.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,239
90th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
19,543
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
248
1.7% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
143
Up 44% on 2024

Crash severity in Brentwood

1.7% of collisions in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2481.7%
  • Serious2,71919%
  • Slight11,27279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2811.4%
  • Serious3,20816%
  • Slight16,05482%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. In 2025 there were 143, up 44% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 143
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025143180
202499132
2023140196
2022146197
2021138184
2020156213
2019149208
2018158213
2017147217
2016178256
2015187263
2014193259
2013189262
2012193253
2011198273
2010210288
2009186236
2008191253
2007265352
2006280375
2005280384
2004311400
2003319432
2002314428
2001341468
2000381530
1999353481
1998392547
1997364479
1996415565
1995406551
1994426585
1993394498
1992390550
1991395517
1990477632
1989505715
1988481655
1987438591
1986451606
1985459653
1984416621
1983403563
1982381532
1981401578
1980381562
1979419610

When and where crashes happen in Brentwood

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,991 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,985 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,077 (15%)
  • Thursday2,074 (15%)
  • Friday2,414 (17%)
  • Saturday2,033 (14%)
  • Sunday1,665 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59590 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59253 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,171 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,135 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,317 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,197 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,138 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,438 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,180 (8.3%)
  • February1,062 (7.5%)
  • March1,135 (8%)
  • April1,065 (7.5%)
  • May1,176 (8.3%)
  • June1,199 (8.4%)
  • July1,198 (8.4%)
  • August1,174 (8.2%)
  • September1,286 (9%)
  • October1,320 (9.3%)
  • November1,279 (9%)
  • December1,165 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,117 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,608 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,355 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown102 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit57 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,324 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,829 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds182 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds174 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist139 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds97 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.2%)
  • Other370 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded95 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,143 (64%)
  • Wet or damp4,572 (32%)
  • Frost or ice354 (2.5%)
  • Snow91 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep58 (0.4%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph53 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph5,627 (40%)
  • 40 mph1,170 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph124 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph3,442 (24%)
  • 70 mph3,823 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway9,634 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway3,509 (25%)
  • Roundabout780 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road266 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded50 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Brentwood

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,490 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist1,810 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian1,702 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist940 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant781 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)357 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant197 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant106 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant92 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant54 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5293 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10491 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 15952 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 203,467 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,684 (14%)
  • 26 to 353,661 (19%)
  • 36 to 452,771 (14%)
  • 46 to 552,049 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,365 (7%)
  • 66 to 75795 (4.1%)
  • Over 75542 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded473 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,560 (64%)
  • Passenger5,281 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,702 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car20,795 (75%)
  • Motorcycle1,828 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,697 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,616 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle996 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach286 (1%)
  • Other vehicle209 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car158 (0.6%)
  • Minibus81 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown26 (0.1%)
  • Other28 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Brentwood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Brentwood

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 Brentwood ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had the 90th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
90th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 91st
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
259thBroxtowe14,48419,0782142,982
260thNorth Ayrshire14,45419,6903443,911
261stArgyll and Bute14,30121,5434944,480
262ndBrentwood (this area)14,23919,5432482,719
263rdCheltenham14,15316,7471592,812
264thRother14,01319,9643453,310
265thChesterfield13,88218,4301792,114

Accident hotspots in Brentwood

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area is the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood, with 672 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025: 2,165, including 34 fatal and 437 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1282,1652,93834437
2ndA121,5452,32546324
3rdA10231,4821,86310253
4thM251,1351,71029142
5thA1271,0931,65337174
6thB1867551,0139137
7thA1296798809143
8thB1002361474687
9thB1857586013
10thA1361000
11thB10236901
12thA102541100
13thA10022200
14thA10132401
15thA1262200
16thA1382200
17thA1862210
18thA2822300
19thM112400
20thA10121101

Towns in Brentwood

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 4,640.

Postcode districts in Brentwood

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025: 4,275.

Latest crashes in Brentwood

Of the latest 24 crashes in Brentwood, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 20 December 2025.

Severity