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Brentwood road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2012, and 253 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2011 (198), and casualties fell from 273.

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

Collisions in 2012
193
Down 3% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
253
Down 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2012

1% of collisions in Brentwood in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3719%
  • Slight15480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4016%
  • Slight21183%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2012 is highlighted, with 193, down 3% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 193
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (20%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (17%)
  • Thursday26 (13%)
  • Friday18 (9.3%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.7%)
  • February14 (7.3%)
  • March25 (13%)
  • April17 (8.8%)
  • May14 (7.3%)
  • June15 (7.8%)
  • July17 (8.8%)
  • August19 (9.8%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October17 (8.8%)
  • November17 (8.8%)
  • December8 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds148 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (64%)
  • Wet or damp62 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph80 (41%)
  • 40 mph16 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph49 (25%)
  • 70 mph43 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway134 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (22%)
  • Roundabout10 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant192 (76%)
  • Pedestrian21 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2029 (11%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (19%)
  • 36 to 4542 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.2%)
  • Over 7518 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider171 (68%)
  • Passenger61 (24%)
  • Pedestrian21 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car290 (81%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle13 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 298 of them in 2012.

Collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
304th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2012

Brentwood South, Brentwood, CM14 4RH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2012, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2012

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2012: 26, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128263405
2ndA127212806
3rdA12202305
4thB186182211
5thA1023121801
6thA12981100
7thB10026801
8thM255701
9thB1851100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2012

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 63.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2012

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2012: 74.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2012, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2012.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years