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Brentwood road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2018, and 213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2017 (147), and casualties fell from 217.

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

Collisions in 2018
158
Up 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
213
Down 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2018

2.5% of collisions in Brentwood in 2018 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious4126%
  • Slight11372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.9%
  • Serious4521%
  • Slight16477%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2018 is highlighted, with 158, up 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 158
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (16%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (15%)
  • Friday19 (12%)
  • Saturday27 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (8.9%)
  • February8 (5.1%)
  • March15 (9.5%)
  • April13 (8.2%)
  • May12 (7.6%)
  • June14 (8.9%)
  • July14 (8.9%)
  • August9 (5.7%)
  • September13 (8.2%)
  • October14 (8.9%)
  • November19 (12%)
  • December13 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (65%)
  • Wet or damp54 (34%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph69 (44%)
  • 40 mph12 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph34 (22%)
  • 70 mph40 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway109 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (27%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (74%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.5%)
  • 16 to 2016 (7.5%)
  • 21 to 2532 (15%)
  • 26 to 3543 (20%)
  • 36 to 4536 (17%)
  • 46 to 5533 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.2%)
  • Over 7517 (8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider160 (75%)
  • Passenger37 (17%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 2018.

Collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2018

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2018, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2018

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2018: 17, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128172005
2ndA12162304
3rdA127152203
4thB186111402
5thA1023101124
6thM2581000
7thA1293302
8thB10021200

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2018

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 55.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2018

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2018: 62.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years