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Brentwood road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 187 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2015, and 263 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2014 (193), and casualties rose from 259.

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

Collisions in 2015
187
Down 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
263
Up 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2015

0.5% of collisions in Brentwood in 2015 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight15583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3714%
  • Slight22586%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2015 is highlighted, with 187, down 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 187
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday34 (18%)
  • Friday33 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday29 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (12%)
  • February16 (8.6%)
  • March14 (7.5%)
  • April16 (8.6%)
  • May12 (6.4%)
  • June16 (8.6%)
  • July15 (8%)
  • August10 (5.3%)
  • September19 (10%)
  • October14 (7.5%)
  • November14 (7.5%)
  • December18 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight131 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (5.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry135 (72%)
  • Wet or damp47 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph81 (43%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph36 (19%)
  • 70 mph53 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (25%)
  • Roundabout13 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant171 (65%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2031 (12%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4532 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (13%)
  • 56 to 6521 (8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.7%)
  • Over 7513 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider159 (60%)
  • Passenger73 (28%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (77%)
  • Motorcycle24 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 2015.

Collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2015

Brentwood South, Brentwood, CM14 4RH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2015, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2015

The A127 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2015: 29, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127293802
2ndA12243302
3rdA128233115
4thA1023132105
5thB186111600
6thA1295701
7thM255501
8thB10023400

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2015

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 54.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2015

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2015: 73.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2015, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years