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Brentwood road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 156 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2020, and 213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2019 (149), and casualties rose from 208.

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

Collisions in 2020
156
Up 5% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
213
Up 2% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2020

1.9% of collisions in Brentwood in 2020 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3321%
  • Slight12077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3717%
  • Slight17381%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2020 is highlighted, with 156, up 5% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 156
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday23 (15%)
  • Wednesday24 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (17%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday25 (16%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9%)
  • February15 (9.6%)
  • March6 (3.8%)
  • April2 (1.3%)
  • May9 (5.8%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July15 (9.6%)
  • August12 (7.7%)
  • September16 (10%)
  • October16 (10%)
  • November19 (12%)
  • December14 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (72%)
  • Wet or damp43 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph57 (37%)
  • 40 mph15 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph5 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph30 (19%)
  • 70 mph46 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway96 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (30%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (69%)
  • Cyclist18 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7%)
  • Van occupant14 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2018 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2522 (10%)
  • 26 to 3549 (23%)
  • 36 to 4532 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (17%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.6%)
  • Over 7511 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (70%)
  • Passenger49 (23%)
  • Pedestrian15 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car224 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (3.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2020.

Collisions
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2020

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2020, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2020

The A127 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2020: 24, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127243813
2ndA12212802
3rdA128142306
4thA10238901
5thB18681002
6thA1297702
7thM257701
8thB10025500
9thB1852301

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2020

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 40.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2020

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2020: 59.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years