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CO8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 299 road traffic collisions in the CO8 postcode district, Braintree, from 1979 to 2025, and 422 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
299
2,514th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
422
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
74
87 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for CO8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious7425%
  • Slight21973%

What the data shows

  • CO8 had 45 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 53 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in CO8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 53 children under 16 were killed or injured in CO8, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 46% of collisions in CO8.

Where CO8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,514th
Most casualties
2,519th
Most fatal collisions
2,516th
Most serious collisions
2,521st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (16%)
  • Wednesday41 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday41 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (20%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph220 (74%)
  • 70 mph6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant296 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (11%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist21 (5%)
  • Van occupant21 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CO8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CO8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CO8 peaked at 14 in 1984; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202556
202449
202336
202233
202111
2020811
2019618
201855
201711
2016913
201578
201411
201345
201222
20111216
201044
200936
2008910
200767
2006510
200569
2004812
200357
200244
200167
200078
199967
199866
199778
199634
199567
199469
199335
1992711
19911116
19901316
19891012
19881016
19871119
198679
19851323
19841420
1983710
1982711
19811014
198056
197934

Map of recent crashes in CO8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CO8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CO8

The 24 most recent collisions in CO8 happened between 25 January 2020 and 16 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CO8

The B1508 has the most collisions in CO8, 152 of 299 (51%), followed by the A120 (3).

Collisions in CO8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1508152221332
2ndA1203601

Council areas covering CO8

Collisions in CO8 were recorded in 3 council areas. Braintree has 121 of 299 (40%).

Collisions in CO8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBraintree121168437
2ndBabergh114165124
3rdColchester6185113