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CO9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,213 road traffic collisions in the CO9 postcode district, Braintree, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 89 were fatal and 858 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, up 37% on 2024 (30).

Collisions since 1979
3,213
1,214th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,396
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
89
96 people killed
Serious collisions
858
1,040 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Up 37% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Up 41% on 2024

Road collision statistics for CO9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal892.8%
  • Serious85827%
  • Slight2,26671%

What the data shows

  • CO9 had 352 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 471 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 29% of collisions in CO9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 467 children under 16 were killed or injured in CO9, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in CO9.

Where CO9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,214th
Most casualties
1,192nd
Most fatal collisions
394th
Most serious collisions
614th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday425 (13%)
  • Tuesday478 (15%)
  • Wednesday442 (14%)
  • Thursday471 (15%)
  • Friday521 (16%)
  • Saturday489 (15%)
  • Sunday387 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,322 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting582 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit271 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown29 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,103 (97%)
  • Roundabout46 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,360 (42%)
  • 40 mph193 (6%)
  • 50 mph74 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph1,492 (46%)
  • 70 mph89 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,540 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds430 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds50 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds42 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist38 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other84 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,753 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist654 (15%)
  • Pedestrian471 (11%)
  • Cyclist215 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant177 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)53 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

CO9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in CO9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in CO9 peaked at 118 in 1989; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254148
20243034
20233548
20223952
20213243
20203239
20193951
20182838
20173440
20164249
20155574
20145066
20132432
20123135
20115164
20105274
20095159
20083749
20076995
20065168
20056086
200473102
200381106
20026280
200191133
200080110
199984115
199885114
199783121
199684109
199598141
199482102
199376110
19927299
19916483
1990103153
1989118171
1988110160
198797125
1986113156
1985103145
198499143
198399128
198293124
198183118
198094145
1979103159

Map of recent crashes in CO9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in CO9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in CO9

The 24 most recent collisions in CO9 happened between 20 May and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in CO9

The A131 has the most collisions in CO9, 789 of 3,213 (25%), followed by the A604 (584).

Collisions in CO9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1317891,06725180
2ndA60458488520183
3rdA101746065711126
4thA1124155217837
5thB105888116324
6thA120151815
7thA1092111602
8thB1054101312
9thA1303500

Council areas covering CO9

Collisions in CO9 were recorded in 5 council areas. Braintree has 3,187 of 3,213 (99%).

Collisions in CO9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBraintree3,1874,35988853
2ndWest Suffolk91311
3rdChelmsford71001
4thColchester5602
5thUttlesford3401

Towns in CO9

Collisions in CO9 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Halstead, Braintree (789) and Sible Hedingham (252).