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B185 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 76 collisions on the B185 from 1979 to 2025, with 88 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 13 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions on the B185, up 100% from 1 in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
76
4,284th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
88
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
13
14 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
Up 100% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Down 33% on 2024

Crash severity on the B185

None of the 76 collisions on the B185 were fatal, and 17% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1317%
  • Slight6383%

Where the B185 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,284th
Most casualties
4,403rd
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,432nd

B185 accidents by year

Collisions on the B185 peaked at 4 in 2007 and were down to 2 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B185, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202413
202300
202200
202100
202023
201900
201800
201700
201622
201500
201433
201300
201211
201133
201022
200923
200811
200746
200644
200511
200422
200300
200222
200133
200000
199911
199822
199711
199623
199522
199422
199322
199211
199111
199044
198911
198800
198700
198611
198544
198411
198335
198245
198144
198023
197934

When crashes happen on the B185

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B185 (16), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (20).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday6 (7.9%)
  • Tuesday14 (18%)
  • Wednesday16 (21%)
  • Thursday10 (13%)
  • Friday13 (17%)
  • Saturday15 (20%)
  • Sunday2 (2.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (2.6%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am8 (11%)
  • 9am to noon14 (18%)
  • Noon to 3pm15 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm20 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm9 (12%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (7.9%)
  • February8 (11%)
  • March5 (6.6%)
  • April5 (6.6%)
  • May6 (7.9%)
  • June6 (7.9%)
  • July6 (7.9%)
  • August7 (9.2%)
  • September7 (9.2%)
  • October4 (5.3%)
  • November9 (12%)
  • December7 (9.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight56 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B185 crashes

On the B185, 99% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 72% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (99%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds61 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other4 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry55 (72%)
  • Wet or damp20 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway64 (84%)
  • Roundabout11 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B185 crashes

Car occupants make up 43% of the people killed or injured on the B185, followed by pedestrians (34%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant38 (43%)
  • Pedestrian30 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (14%)
  • Cyclist5 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car95 (72%)
  • Motorcycle14 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 151 (1.1%)
  • 16 to 2022 (25%)
  • 21 to 2515 (17%)
  • 26 to 3510 (11%)
  • 36 to 4517 (19%)
  • 46 to 559 (10%)
  • 56 to 652 (2.3%)
  • 66 to 753 (3.4%)
  • Over 757 (8%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider41 (47%)
  • Pedestrian30 (34%)
  • Passenger17 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B185

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B185

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B185 crashes by council area

Of the 76 collisions on the B185, 75 were in Brentwood.

Collisions on the B185 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBrentwood7586013

B185 crashes by town

Of the 76 collisions on the B185, 72 were in the built-up area of Brentwood.

Recent crashes on the B185

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B185, from 11 August 2006 to 26 September 2025.

Severity