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Hatfield Peverel road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Hatfield Peverel, Braintree, from 1979 to 2025, and 342 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 60 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, down from 4 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
277
1,630th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
342
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
2 people killed
Serious collisions
60
63 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
4 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Hatfield Peverel

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious6022%
  • Slight21678%

What the data shows

  • Hatfield Peverel had 37 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% fewer than the 40 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Hatfield Peverel were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 42 children under 16 were killed or injured in Hatfield Peverel, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Hatfield Peverel.

Where Hatfield Peverel ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,630th
Most casualties
1,683rd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,574th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (17%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (17%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (10%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight201 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph233 (84%)
  • 40 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph19 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph20 (7.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant182 (53%)
  • Pedestrian61 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (14%)
  • Cyclist39 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Hatfield Peverel road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Hatfield Peverel, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Hatfield Peverel peaked at 12 in 1984; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202445
202333
202266
202122
202078
201933
201834
201711
201679
201500
201422
201311
201255
2011810
201035
200933
200844
200758
2006911
200579
200412
2003812
200268
200189
20001113
199966
199879
1997912
199634
1995910
19941012
1993812
199277
199144
199055
198968
19881114
198768
19861012
198533
19841216
19831214
198256
1981710
19801218
197977

Map of recent crashes in Hatfield Peverel

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Hatfield Peverel

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Hatfield Peverel

The 24 most recent collisions in Hatfield Peverel happened between 16 December 2019 and 10 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Hatfield Peverel

The B1137 has the most collisions in Hatfield Peverel, 124 of 277 (45%), followed by the B1019 (70).

Collisions in Hatfield Peverel on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB1137124157026
2ndB10197086016
3rdA12213114

Council areas covering Hatfield Peverel

Collisions in Hatfield Peverel were recorded in 3 council areas. Braintree has 270 of 277 (97%).

Collisions in Hatfield Peverel by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBraintree270334158
2ndMaldon4502
3rdChelmsford3300

Postcode district for Hatfield Peverel

All 277 collisions in Hatfield Peverel were in the CM3 postcode district.