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Brentwood road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2004, and 400 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (319), and casualties fell from 432.

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

Collisions in 2004
311
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
400
Down 7% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2004

2.6% of collisions in Brentwood in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.6%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight25783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious5213%
  • Slight33985%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2004 is highlighted, with 311, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (8%)
  • Tuesday57 (18%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (16%)
  • Friday54 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.4%)
  • February26 (8.4%)
  • March23 (7.4%)
  • April19 (6.1%)
  • May39 (13%)
  • June21 (6.8%)
  • July19 (6.1%)
  • August36 (12%)
  • September21 (6.8%)
  • October38 (12%)
  • November20 (6.4%)
  • December23 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (12%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (63%)
  • Wet or damp100 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph125 (40%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph77 (25%)
  • 70 mph89 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (29%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2060 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3583 (21%)
  • 36 to 4567 (17%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7%)
  • 66 to 758 (2%)
  • Over 7511 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded26 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (71%)
  • Passenger91 (23%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 273 of them in 2004.

Collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2004

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2004, with 44 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2004

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2004: 46, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128465326
2ndM25415305
3rdA12375528
4thA1023232602
5thA127203122
6thA129121501
7thB186121602
8thB100271003
9thB1852201
10thA12451100
11thA1301601

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2004

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 86.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2004

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2004: 102.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years