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Brentwood road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2003, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2002 (314), and casualties rose from 428.

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

Collisions in 2003
319
Up 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
432
Up 1% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2003

1.3% of collisions in Brentwood in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight25981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight36584%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2003 is highlighted, with 319, up 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday56 (18%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday47 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (11%)
  • February27 (8.5%)
  • March22 (6.9%)
  • April17 (5.3%)
  • May18 (5.6%)
  • June33 (10%)
  • July25 (7.8%)
  • August31 (9.7%)
  • September23 (7.2%)
  • October25 (7.8%)
  • November29 (9.1%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds262 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry217 (68%)
  • Wet or damp88 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph127 (40%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph81 (25%)
  • 70 mph87 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (30%)
  • Roundabout30 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (6.9%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2070 (16%)
  • 21 to 2555 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (15%)
  • 36 to 4572 (17%)
  • 46 to 5545 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.9%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (64%)
  • Passenger128 (30%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (79%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 270 of them in 2003.

Collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2003

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2003, with 43 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2003

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2003: 44, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128445717
2ndA12385308
3rdM25385415
4thA1023303202
5thA127264305
6thA129101810
7thB186101101
8thB100271001
9thA4141100
10thB1281100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2003

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 90.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2003

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2003: 107.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2003, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years