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Brentwood road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2008, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 28% on 2007 (265), and casualties fell from 352.

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

Collisions in 2008
191
Down 28% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
253
Down 28% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2008

1.6% of collisions in Brentwood in 2008 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight15782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3614%
  • Slight21485%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2008 is highlighted, with 191, down 28% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 191
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (17%)
  • Tuesday39 (20%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (18%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday14 (7.3%)
  • Sunday19 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.9%)
  • February22 (12%)
  • March17 (8.9%)
  • April22 (12%)
  • May11 (5.8%)
  • June13 (6.8%)
  • July15 (7.9%)
  • August10 (5.2%)
  • September16 (8.4%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November14 (7.3%)
  • December14 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (65%)
  • Wet or damp65 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (45%)
  • 40 mph16 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph43 (23%)
  • 70 mph47 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway131 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (24%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (72%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1514 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2040 (16%)
  • 21 to 2522 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3543 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (16%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.1%)
  • Over 755 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider168 (66%)
  • Passenger58 (23%)
  • Pedestrian27 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car296 (78%)
  • Motorcycle22 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 318 of them in 2008.

Collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
316th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2008

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2008, with 25 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2008

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2008: 34, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128344806
2ndA12284106
3rdA127152201
4thA1023131511
5thM25111400
6thB18671301
7thA1296901
8thB10025702
9thB10231100
10thB1851100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2008

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 62.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2008

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2008: 66.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years