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Brentwood road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 149 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2019, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2018 (158), and casualties fell from 213.

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

Collisions in 2019
149
Down 6% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
208
Down 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2019

0.7% of collisions in Brentwood in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3121%
  • Slight11779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight17584%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2019 is highlighted, with 149, down 6% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 149
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (11%)
  • Tuesday26 (17%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (16%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (3.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6%)
  • February9 (6%)
  • March17 (11%)
  • April18 (12%)
  • May15 (10%)
  • June12 (8.1%)
  • July9 (6%)
  • August13 (8.7%)
  • September16 (11%)
  • October11 (7.4%)
  • November5 (3.4%)
  • December15 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry107 (72%)
  • Wet or damp41 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2%)
  • 30 mph61 (41%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph22 (15%)
  • 70 mph51 (34%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (68%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)
  • Van occupant17 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (23%)
  • 36 to 4525 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (17%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.3%)
  • Over 7512 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (68%)
  • Passenger45 (22%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (10%)
  • Motorcycle10 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2019.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2019

Brentwood South, Brentwood, CM14 4RH area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2019, with 19 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2019

The A12 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2019: 27, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12274304
2ndA127202912
3rdA1023121703
4thA128121503
5thB18691002
6thB10025701
7thA1294401
8thM254601

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2019

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 45.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2019

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2019: 47.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years