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Brentwood road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2001, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (381), and casualties fell from 530.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,239 collisions in Brentwood.

Collisions in 2001
341
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
468
Down 12% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2001

0.9% of collisions in Brentwood in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5616%
  • Slight28283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight40286%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2001 is highlighted, with 341, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday57 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (11%)
  • February33 (9.7%)
  • March34 (10%)
  • April25 (7.3%)
  • May27 (7.9%)
  • June24 (7%)
  • July26 (7.6%)
  • August17 (5%)
  • September26 (7.6%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November30 (8.8%)
  • December24 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (61%)
  • Wet or damp120 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph133 (39%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph81 (24%)
  • 70 mph95 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (30%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (71%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2046 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 35108 (23%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.2%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded20 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (65%)
  • Passenger125 (27%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle34 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Brentwood ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 2001.

Collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2001

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2001, with 54 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2001

The A12 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2001: 57, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA125785011
2ndA1284666010
3rdM25335810
4thA1023283404
5thA127263805
6thB186121302
7thB1002101303
8thA12981200
9thB1853300
10thA10022200
11thA10251100
12thA11241101
13thB1721100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2001

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 102.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2001

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2001: 100.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2001.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years