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Brentwood road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 99 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2024, and 132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 29% on 2023 (140), and casualties fell from 196.

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

Collisions in 2024
99
Down 29% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
132
Down 33% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2024

2% of collisions in Brentwood in 2024 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious2424%
  • Slight7374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious2821%
  • Slight10277%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2024 is highlighted, with 99, down 29% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 99
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (13%)
  • Tuesday12 (12%)
  • Wednesday20 (20%)
  • Thursday13 (13%)
  • Friday16 (16%)
  • Saturday15 (15%)
  • Sunday10 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (7.1%)
  • February9 (9.1%)
  • March14 (14%)
  • April7 (7.1%)
  • May5 (5.1%)
  • June10 (10%)
  • July8 (8.1%)
  • August9 (9.1%)
  • September10 (10%)
  • October6 (6.1%)
  • November7 (7.1%)
  • December7 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Other2 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (67%)
  • Wet or damp30 (30%)
  • Not recorded3 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph48 (48%)
  • 40 mph8 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (2%)
  • 60 mph16 (16%)
  • 70 mph20 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (19%)
  • Roundabout6 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant85 (64%)
  • Pedestrian23 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (3%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2012 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 259 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3525 (19%)
  • 36 to 4528 (21%)
  • 46 to 5514 (11%)
  • 56 to 6520 (15%)
  • 66 to 754 (3%)
  • Over 755 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider84 (64%)
  • Passenger25 (19%)
  • Pedestrian23 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car135 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle12 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2024.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
314th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2024

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2024, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2024

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2024: 14, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128142003
2ndA127101502
3rdA102391001
4thA1271100
5thB18661001
6thM253401
7thB10021300
8thB1851300

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2024

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 36.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2024

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2024: 31.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years