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Brentwood road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 210 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2010, and 288 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2009 (186), and casualties rose from 236.

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

Collisions in 2010
210
Up 13% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
288
Up 22% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2010

1.4% of collisions in Brentwood in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious2713%
  • Slight18086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3111%
  • Slight25488%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2010 is highlighted, with 210, up 13% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 210
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (12%)
  • Friday49 (23%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday20 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.7%)
  • February21 (10%)
  • March17 (8.1%)
  • April16 (7.6%)
  • May12 (5.7%)
  • June21 (10%)
  • July14 (6.7%)
  • August16 (7.6%)
  • September20 (9.5%)
  • October16 (7.6%)
  • November27 (13%)
  • December16 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (60%)
  • Wet or damp70 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph97 (46%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph51 (24%)
  • 70 mph43 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (21%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (76%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (17%)
  • 21 to 2538 (13%)
  • 26 to 3557 (20%)
  • 36 to 4538 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.5%)
  • Over 7510 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider184 (64%)
  • Passenger75 (26%)
  • Pedestrian29 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car326 (82%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (4.5%)
  • Motorcycle14 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Brentwood ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 293 of them in 2010.

Collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2010

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2010, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2010

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2010: 28, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128283901
2ndA1023192714
3rdM25192500
4thB186151700
5thA12142214
6thA127132711
7thA129121900
8thB10027803
9thB1852200
10thA10281200
11thA10321100
12thA1861100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2010

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 71.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2010

CM15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2010: 64.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2010, 2 were fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years