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Brentwood road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 143 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 2025, and 180 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 44% on 2024 (99), and casualties rose from 132.

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

Collisions in 2025
143
Up 44% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
180
Up 36% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Brentwood in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3927%
  • Slight10372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious4827%
  • Slight13173%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 2025 is highlighted, with 143, up 44% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 143
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (18%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday24 (17%)
  • Saturday18 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5914 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (6.3%)
  • February16 (11%)
  • March19 (13%)
  • April6 (4.2%)
  • May6 (4.2%)
  • June11 (7.7%)
  • July20 (14%)
  • August12 (8.4%)
  • September9 (6.3%)
  • October15 (10%)
  • November12 (8.4%)
  • December8 (5.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry109 (76%)
  • Wet or damp29 (20%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4.9%)
  • 30 mph59 (41%)
  • 40 mph10 (7%)
  • 50 mph6 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph24 (17%)
  • 70 mph37 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout5 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (66%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2010 (5.6%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3525 (14%)
  • 36 to 4535 (19%)
  • 46 to 5521 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (16%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.6%)
  • Over 7511 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (69%)
  • Passenger32 (18%)
  • Pedestrian24 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car204 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (8%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Brentwood ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2025.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Brentwood in 2025

Brizes, Stondon Massey & South Weald, Brentwood, CM14 5NA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Brentwood in 2025, with 23 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 2025

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 2025: 20, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA128202508
2ndA12183015
3rdB186141504
4thA127111603
5thA102391201
6thM2591303
7thB10024400
8thA1293500
9thB1852200

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 2025

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 48.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 2025

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 2025: 47.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2025.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years