Serious
BMW 5 Series crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 13 Dec 2025, 15:10
- BMW 5 Series and a mobility scooter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421682583
Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 481 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Braintree Central & Beckers Green ward, Braintree, from 2001 to 2025, with 594 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 89 were serious.
In 2025 there were 17 collisions here, up from 11 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 481
- 1,296th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 594
- 1.23 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 17
- Up 55% on 2024
Crash severity at the CM7 3HY hotspot
92 of the 481 collisions here (19%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal30.6%
- Serious8919%
- Slight38981%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 93
- Slightly injured
- 498
- All casualties
- 594
Accidents by year at the CM7 3HY hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 33 in 2006, against an average of 19 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the CM7 3HY hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 17
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 19 |
| 2024 | 11 | 13 |
| 2023 | 15 | 17 |
| 2022 | 13 | 18 |
| 2021 | 18 | 20 |
| 2020 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 10 | 13 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 |
| 2017 | 12 | 14 |
| 2016 | 15 | 18 |
| 2015 | 20 | 22 |
| 2014 | 19 | 24 |
| 2013 | 13 | 18 |
| 2012 | 16 | 24 |
| 2011 | 21 | 32 |
| 2010 | 18 | 19 |
| 2009 | 22 | 23 |
| 2008 | 22 | 27 |
| 2007 | 23 | 25 |
| 2006 | 33 | 38 |
| 2005 | 24 | 26 |
| 2004 | 27 | 40 |
| 2003 | 29 | 44 |
| 2002 | 28 | 34 |
| 2001 | 33 | 43 |
Map of crashes at the CM7 3HY hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near CM7 3HY.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3HY area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the CM7 3HY hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
- Ward
- Braintree Central & Beckers Green
- Council area
- Braintree
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- CM7 3HY
- Postcode district
- CM7
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.87887, 0.55509
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 13 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 1,296th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the CM7 3HY hotspot
471 of the 481 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Braintree.
Accident hotspots near CM7 3HY
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3NN area, 0.8 km away, with 95 collisions.
- Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3NN area0.8 km away, 120 casualties95 collisions
- Bocking South, Braintree, CM7 5PY area1 km away, 200 casualties176 collisions
- Braintree West, Braintree, CM7 2LR area1.2 km away, 222 casualties192 collisions
- Braintree South, Braintree, CM7 1AQ area1.4 km away, 186 casualties134 collisions
- Braintree Central & Beckers Green, Braintree, CM7 3XR area1.9 km away, 389 casualties315 collisions
- Bocking Blackwater, Braintree, CM77 8AA area1.9 km away, 276 casualties214 collisions
- Bocking North, Braintree, CM7 5ST area2.2 km away, 122 casualties99 collisions
- Great Notley & Black Notley, Braintree, CM77 7AE area2.4 km away, 95 casualties77 collisions
All 481 crashes at the CM7 3HY hotspot
Newest first, from 7 January 2001 to 13 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Hyundai Ioniq crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 14 Nov 2025, 16:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421668685
- Serious
E-scooter crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 20 Sep 2025, 20:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421644463
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 17 Sep 2025, 08:17
- Mercedes A Class and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421642787
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 19 Aug 2025, 12:10
- Peugeot 308 and Yamaha Ybr
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421630758
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 20 Jul 2025, 13:55
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421618583
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 13 May 2025, 23:41
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421592062
- Slight
Volvo crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 27 Mar 2025, 22:25
- Volvo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421570414
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 23 Mar 2025, 14:00
- Ford Focus and BMW 3 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421568348
- Serious
Audi A4 crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 24 Feb 2025, 12:42
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421557677
- Serious
Land Rover Discovery crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 10 Feb 2025, 18:32
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421552758
- Slight
Audi S1 crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 2 Feb 2025, 03:27
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2025421549333
- Serious
E-scooter crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 31 Jan 2025, 22:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421549394
- Slight
Audi A6 crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 18 Jan 2025, 13:55
- Audi A6 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421544145
- Slight
Ford Puma crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 17 Jan 2025, 13:40
- Ford Puma and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421543156
- Slight
Ford Fusion crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 16 Jan 2025, 11:43
- Ford Fusion and Peugeot Partner
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025421542447
- Serious
Toyota Yaris crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 2 Jan 2025, 07:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025421536826
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 18 Nov 2024, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421521593
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 25 Oct 2024, 18:23
- Ford Focus, Renault Clio and Peugeot 308
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024421508624
- Slight
Toyota RAV4 crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 2 Oct 2024, 08:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421498520
- Slight
KTM 125 Duke crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 20 Sep 2024, 18:00
- KTM 125 Duke and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421501121
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 2 Aug 2024, 08:03
- Seat Ibiza and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421475047
- Serious
Ford Transit Custom crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 18 May 2024, 19:21
- Ford Transit Custom and Honda NSS
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421444593
- Slight
Honda CBF crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 11 Apr 2024, 02:11
- Honda CBF and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421430260
- Slight
Mobility scooter crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 20 Feb 2024, 13:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421414582
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 19 Feb 2024, 15:55
- Ford Fiesta and Citroen C4
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024421411724
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 25 Jan 2024, 17:00
- Audi A5 and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421403668
- Slight
Lorry crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 15 Jan 2024, 08:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024421401899
- Slight
Honda CBF 125 crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 6 Dec 2023, 22:19
- Honda CBF 125 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421383641
- Serious
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 26 Oct 2023, 06:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421367168
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 22 Oct 2023, 21:43
- Vauxhall Astra and Honda NSC
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421365772
- Slight
Kia Stonic crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 17 Oct 2023, 19:15
- Kia Stonic and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421364003
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 16 Oct 2023, 13:28
- BMW 1 Series and Volvo XC90
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421366876
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 19 Sep 2023, 14:35
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421362482
- Slight
Lorry crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 23 Aug 2023, 13:15
- A lorry and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421352670
- Slight
Toyota Auris crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 15 Aug 2023, 10:27
- Toyota Auris and Mazda 2
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023421341938
- Serious
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 8 Aug 2023, 10:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421339915
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 29 Apr 2023, 17:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421310603
- Slight
Honda Civic crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 19 Mar 2023, 00:03
- Honda Civic and Volvo V90
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421288267
- Slight
Ford C-Max crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 28 Feb 2023, 06:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421282857
- Slight
Vauxhall Adam crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 9 Feb 2023, 08:05
- Vauxhall Adam and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421285054
- Serious
Van crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 13 Jan 2023, 14:24
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421263101
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 6 Jan 2023, 21:20
- Vauxhall Astra and Kia Picanto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023421260506
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 6 Dec 2022, 12:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421250478
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 24 Nov 2022, 18:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421246414
- Serious
Nissan Juke crash on an unclassified road in Braintree, 26 Aug 2022, 11:16
- Nissan Juke and Dennis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421213039
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 19 Aug 2022, 16:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421221484
- Slight
Kia Ceed crash on the B1256 in Braintree, 18 Jul 2022, 17:00
- Kia Ceed and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022421200964