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Brentwood road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2016, and 256 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2015 (187), and casualties fell from 263.

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

Collisions in 2016
178
Down 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
256
Down 3% on 2015
Fatal collisions
5
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2016

2.8% of collisions in Brentwood in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious3821%
  • Slight13576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.3%
  • Serious4216%
  • Slight20881%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2016 is highlighted, with 178, down 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 178
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (20%)
  • Thursday28 (16%)
  • Friday29 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (7.3%)
  • February8 (4.5%)
  • March12 (6.7%)
  • April10 (5.6%)
  • May16 (9%)
  • June14 (7.9%)
  • July15 (8.4%)
  • August16 (9%)
  • September28 (16%)
  • October14 (7.9%)
  • November19 (11%)
  • December13 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (6.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (82%)
  • Wet or damp30 (17%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph67 (38%)
  • 40 mph12 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph39 (22%)
  • 70 mph52 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (31%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (74%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2030 (12%)
  • 21 to 2529 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (20%)
  • 36 to 4533 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (16%)
  • 56 to 6525 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (5.5%)
  • Over 7515 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider170 (66%)
  • Passenger62 (24%)
  • Pedestrian24 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car279 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (5.2%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 287 of them in 2016.

Collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2016

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2016, with 23 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2016

The A127 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2016: 28, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127285314
2ndA12243113
3rdA128213206
4thA102391204
5thB18691310
6thM256700
7thB10025701
8thA1294600
9thB1852200
10thB11100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2016

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 52.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2016

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2016: 62.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2016, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years