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Brentwood road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 146 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2022, and 197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2021 (138), and casualties rose from 184.

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

Collisions in 2022
146
Up 6% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
197
Up 7% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2022

0.7% of collisions in Brentwood in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3725%
  • Slight10874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3819%
  • Slight15880%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2022 is highlighted, with 146, up 6% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 146
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (18%)
  • Tuesday20 (14%)
  • Wednesday16 (11%)
  • Thursday10 (6.8%)
  • Friday34 (23%)
  • Saturday25 (17%)
  • Sunday15 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4.1%)
  • February12 (8.2%)
  • March14 (9.6%)
  • April10 (6.8%)
  • May15 (10%)
  • June8 (5.5%)
  • July13 (8.9%)
  • August11 (7.5%)
  • September18 (12%)
  • October14 (9.6%)
  • November15 (10%)
  • December10 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight108 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds137 (94%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry117 (80%)
  • Wet or damp28 (19%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph63 (43%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph19 (13%)
  • 70 mph40 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (29%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.4%)
  • 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 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant140 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2022 (11%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3555 (28%)
  • 36 to 4524 (12%)
  • 46 to 5518 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6520 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.1%)
  • Over 7512 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider127 (64%)
  • Passenger52 (26%)
  • Pedestrian18 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car200 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (11%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 2022.

Collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
258th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2022

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2022, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2022

The A12 and A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2022, with 19 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12193305
2ndA128192206
3rdA127142203
4thA1023121503
5thB18691103
6thA12971000
7thM257901
8thB10023301

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2022

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 43.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2022

CM15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2022: 51.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2022.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years