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Brentwood road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 265 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2007, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2006 (280), and casualties fell from 375.

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

Collisions in 2007
265
Down 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
352
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2007

1.9% of collisions in Brentwood in 2007 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious4517%
  • Slight21581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5616%
  • Slight29082%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2007 is highlighted, with 265, down 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday36 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (19%)
  • Friday35 (13%)
  • Saturday44 (17%)
  • Sunday32 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (12%)
  • February25 (9.4%)
  • March16 (6%)
  • April18 (6.8%)
  • May26 (9.8%)
  • June23 (8.7%)
  • July17 (6.4%)
  • August25 (9.4%)
  • September26 (9.8%)
  • October16 (6%)
  • November18 (6.8%)
  • December23 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (57%)
  • Wet or damp112 (42%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph121 (46%)
  • 40 mph8 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph78 (29%)
  • 70 mph56 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (21%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 107 (2%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2076 (22%)
  • 21 to 2549 (14%)
  • 26 to 3558 (16%)
  • 36 to 4557 (16%)
  • 46 to 5539 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (70%)
  • Passenger84 (24%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (75%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Brentwood ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2007.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2007

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2007, with 38 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2007

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2007: 35, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128354405
2ndA127263513
3rdA12253114
4thA1023243304
5thM25152914
6thA129101101
7thB186101100
8thB10025601
9thB1854602

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2007

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 81.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2007

CM13 and CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2007, with 86 each.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2007, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years