Skip to main content
CrashStats

Brentwood road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 280 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2005, and 384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2004 (311), and casualties fell from 400.

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

Collisions in 2005
280
Down 10% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
384
Down 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2005

1.1% of collisions in Brentwood in 2005 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight22982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight32685%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2005 is highlighted, with 280, down 10% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (21%)
  • Thursday46 (16%)
  • Friday50 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (11%)
  • Sunday20 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.3%)
  • February19 (6.8%)
  • March25 (8.9%)
  • April22 (7.9%)
  • May26 (9.3%)
  • June18 (6.4%)
  • July19 (6.8%)
  • August25 (8.9%)
  • September25 (8.9%)
  • October21 (7.5%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December25 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (63%)
  • Wet or damp94 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph106 (38%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph79 (28%)
  • 70 mph82 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (28%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (73%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (18%)
  • 21 to 2542 (11%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (17%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (65%)
  • Passenger100 (26%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car414 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle28 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 292 of them in 2005.

Collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2005

Brentwood South, Brentwood, CM14 4RH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2005, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2005

The A12 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2005: 41, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12416117
2ndA128324614
3rdA127274206
4thM25243004
5thB186232712
6thA1023172204
7thB10028801
8thA1296602
9thB1851101

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2005

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 84.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2005

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2005: 86.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years