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Brentwood road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 138 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2021, and 184 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2020 (156), and casualties fell from 213.

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

Collisions in 2021
138
Down 12% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
184
Down 14% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2021

1.4% of collisions in Brentwood in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2820%
  • Slight10878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight15182%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2021 is highlighted, with 138, down 12% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 138
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday13 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (15%)
  • Friday20 (14%)
  • Saturday24 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (2.9%)
  • February7 (5.1%)
  • March9 (6.5%)
  • April13 (9.4%)
  • May9 (6.5%)
  • June15 (11%)
  • July16 (12%)
  • August14 (10%)
  • September13 (9.4%)
  • October9 (6.5%)
  • November18 (13%)
  • December11 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (12%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (72%)
  • Wet or damp34 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph56 (41%)
  • 40 mph14 (10%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph21 (15%)
  • 70 mph33 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant141 (77%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.4%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2026 (14%)
  • 21 to 2523 (13%)
  • 26 to 3533 (18%)
  • 36 to 4528 (15%)
  • 46 to 5517 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6515 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.4%)
  • Over 759 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider119 (65%)
  • Passenger47 (26%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (4.2%)
  • Motorcycle9 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 262 of them in 2021.

Collisions
263rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2021

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2021, with 15 collisions.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2021

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2021: 27, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128273415
2ndA12141903
3rdA1023111302
4thA127112001
5thB186101302
6thB10027904
7thM256801
8thA1294401

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2021

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 44.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2021

CM15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2021: 53.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years