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Braintree road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,382 road traffic collisions in Braintree from 1979 to 2025, and 4,055 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 676 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 27% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
3,382
301st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,055
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
34 people killed
Serious collisions
676
712 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 27% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Braintree

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal310.9%
  • Serious67620%
  • Slight2,67579%

What the data shows

  • Braintree had 376 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 561 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Braintree were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 660 children under 16 were killed or injured in Braintree, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Braintree.

Where Braintree ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
301st
Most casualties
315th
Most fatal collisions
333rd
Most serious collisions
263rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday487 (14%)
  • Tuesday483 (14%)
  • Wednesday522 (15%)
  • Thursday486 (14%)
  • Friday603 (18%)
  • Saturday461 (14%)
  • Sunday340 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,487 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit797 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,875 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road208 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout180 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph3,116 (92%)
  • 40 mph121 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph40 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph68 (2%)
  • 70 mph16 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,678 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds447 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist33 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.4%)
  • Other107 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,747 (43%)
  • Pedestrian855 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist759 (19%)
  • Cyclist509 (13%)
  • Van occupant71 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant52 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Braintree peaked at 127 in 1987; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253338
20244551
20233032
20223242
20214750
20202731
20193945
20184043
20173945
20164453
20155971
20145468
20134551
20125779
20115573
20104348
20094857
20085781
20076474
20067990
20056873
200485111
200379101
20027396
200190108
200086109
199982108
199887104
199789103
19967793
19956678
19947589
19936682
19927285
19917483
199087103
1989120143
1988117142
1987127143
198692105
1985118144
1984103128
198397108
198288104
1981114136
1980109134
1979104120

Map of recent crashes in Braintree

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Braintree

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Braintree

The 24 most recent collisions in Braintree happened between 10 February and 13 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Braintree

The B1256 has the most collisions in Braintree, 591 of 3,382 (17%), followed by the A120 (335).

Collisions in Braintree on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB125659172711115
2ndA120335412682
3rdB1018224269346
4thB1053185228129
5thA131165202044

Council areas covering Braintree

Collisions in Braintree were recorded in 2 council areas. Braintree has 3,374 of 3,382 (99.8%).

Collisions in Braintree by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBraintree3,3744,04630675
2ndChelmsford3400

Postcode districts in Braintree

Collisions in Braintree were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by CM7 (3,289) and CM77 (89).