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Brentwood road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2017, and 217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2016 (178), and casualties fell from 256.

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

Collisions in 2017
147
Down 17% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
217
Down 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2017

1.4% of collisions in Brentwood in 2017 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious3222%
  • Slight11377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight18083%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2017 is highlighted, with 147, down 17% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 147
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (16%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday18 (12%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday20 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (8.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (8.8%)
  • February11 (7.5%)
  • March11 (7.5%)
  • April12 (8.2%)
  • May10 (6.8%)
  • June12 (8.2%)
  • July18 (12%)
  • August10 (6.8%)
  • September12 (8.2%)
  • October8 (5.4%)
  • November18 (12%)
  • December12 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (69%)
  • Wet or damp44 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph51 (35%)
  • 40 mph13 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph38 (26%)
  • 70 mph39 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (28%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2042 (19%)
  • 21 to 2536 (17%)
  • 26 to 3526 (12%)
  • 36 to 4536 (17%)
  • 46 to 5530 (14%)
  • 56 to 6510 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.1%)
  • Over 7510 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (70%)
  • Passenger55 (25%)
  • Pedestrian11 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car230 (79%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2017.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2017

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2017, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2017

The A12 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2017: 23, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12234215
2ndA128192806
3rdA127141902
4thA102391400
5thB1866700
6thB10025701
7thA1294401
8thM2541000

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2017

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 39.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2017

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2017: 51.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2017, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years