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Brentwood road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2023, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2022 (146), and casualties fell from 197.

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

Collisions in 2023
140
Down 4% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
196
Down 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2023

1.4% of collisions in Brentwood in 2023 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2820%
  • Slight11079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious2915%
  • Slight16584%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2023 is highlighted, with 140, down 4% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 140
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (16%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday29 (21%)
  • Saturday12 (8.6%)
  • Sunday15 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (7.1%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7.9%)
  • February7 (5%)
  • March7 (5%)
  • April7 (5%)
  • May13 (9.3%)
  • June19 (14%)
  • July13 (9.3%)
  • August13 (9.3%)
  • September12 (8.6%)
  • October16 (11%)
  • November10 (7.1%)
  • December12 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds116 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (71%)
  • Wet or damp33 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (5.7%)
  • 30 mph64 (46%)
  • 40 mph17 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph20 (14%)
  • 70 mph27 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (19%)
  • Roundabout10 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (10%)
  • Pedestrian20 (10%)
  • Cyclist13 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (6.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2018 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2524 (12%)
  • 26 to 3538 (19%)
  • 36 to 4526 (13%)
  • 46 to 5526 (13%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.6%)
  • Over 7513 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider125 (64%)
  • Passenger51 (26%)
  • Pedestrian20 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (10%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 268 of them in 2023.

Collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2023

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2023, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2023

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2023: 20, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128202304
2ndA1023111403
3rdA12112014
4thA127112301
5thB186101703
6thA1298801
7thM2561110
8thB10023300
9thA21100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2023

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 51.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2023

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2023: 62.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years