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Brentwood road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2009, and 236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2008 (191), and casualties fell from 253.

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

Collisions in 2009
186
Down 3% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
236
Down 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2009

1.6% of collisions in Brentwood in 2009 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3921%
  • Slight14477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious4318%
  • Slight18980%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2009 is highlighted, with 186, down 3% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009: 186
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday26 (14%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday35 (19%)
  • Sunday18 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (11%)
  • February14 (7.5%)
  • March14 (7.5%)
  • April11 (5.9%)
  • May17 (9.1%)
  • June18 (9.7%)
  • July11 (5.9%)
  • August19 (10%)
  • September10 (5.4%)
  • October22 (12%)
  • November18 (9.7%)
  • December12 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds140 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (10%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (61%)
  • Wet or damp55 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (7%)
  • Snow3 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph80 (43%)
  • 40 mph7 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph53 (28%)
  • 70 mph43 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (24%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant173 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (13%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (3%)
  • 16 to 2034 (14%)
  • 21 to 2537 (16%)
  • 26 to 3543 (18%)
  • 36 to 4537 (16%)
  • 46 to 5529 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.3%)
  • Over 7511 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider161 (68%)
  • Passenger59 (25%)
  • Pedestrian16 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car277 (78%)
  • Motorcycle30 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2009.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2009

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2009, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2009

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2009: 35, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1283549012
2ndA127182222
3rdA12152003
4thM25152210
5thA1023131802
6thA12981000
7thB1867801
8thB10022200
9thB1852300

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2009

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 58.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2009

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2009: 62.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2009, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years