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Brentwood road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 314 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2002, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2001 (341), and casualties fell from 468.

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

Collisions in 2002
314
Down 8% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
428
Down 9% on 2001
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2002

0.3% of collisions in Brentwood in 2002 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight26083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6515%
  • Slight36285%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2002 is highlighted, with 314, down 8% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (20%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (9.2%)
  • February32 (10%)
  • March27 (8.6%)
  • April29 (9.2%)
  • May21 (6.7%)
  • June13 (4.1%)
  • July22 (7%)
  • August25 (8%)
  • September29 (9.2%)
  • October26 (8.3%)
  • November28 (8.9%)
  • December33 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (17%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (60%)
  • Wet or damp122 (39%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph121 (39%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph76 (24%)
  • 70 mph93 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (30%)
  • Roundabout22 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2061 (14%)
  • 21 to 2542 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3599 (23%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5543 (10%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded27 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (64%)
  • Passenger119 (28%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (79%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 2002.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2002

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2002, with 56 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2002

The A12 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2002: 47, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA124778013
2ndA1284453111
3rdM25386201
4thA1023252906
5thA127162202
6thB186152001
7thB100291201
8thA1298802
9thB1852200
10thB10231200

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2002

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 96.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2002

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2002: 111.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years