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Witham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,238 road traffic collisions in Witham, Braintree, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,762 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 441 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, down 32% on 2024 (28).

Collisions since 1979
2,238
419th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,762
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
19 people killed
Serious collisions
441
476 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
Down 32% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
24
Down 38% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Witham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal190.8%
  • Serious44120%
  • Slight1,77879%

What the data shows

  • Witham had 247 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 371 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Witham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 433 children under 16 were killed or injured in Witham, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Witham.

Where Witham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
419th
Most casualties
428th
Most fatal collisions
518th
Most serious collisions
374th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday318 (14%)
  • Tuesday314 (14%)
  • Wednesday347 (16%)
  • Thursday362 (16%)
  • Friday392 (18%)
  • Saturday306 (14%)
  • Sunday199 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,668 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit490 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,878 (84%)
  • Roundabout176 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,917 (86%)
  • 40 mph122 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph84 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph110 (4.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,748 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds305 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds32 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other81 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,370 (50%)
  • Pedestrian505 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist393 (14%)
  • Cyclist335 (12%)
  • Van occupant60 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Witham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Witham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Witham peaked at 78 in 1989; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 19
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251924
20242839
20232223
20222533
20213338
20201820
20192426
20182224
20172432
20163239
20152934
20143643
20133136
20123345
20114555
20104759
20094144
20083543
20073036
20064455
20055164
20044753
20035267
20026581
20015773
20006274
19994863
19986684
19975572
19967292
19955976
19946683
19934458
19924459
19914753
19906887
19897899
19887589
19877086
19866593
19857085
19847484
19835963
19825968
19816778
19805272
19794858

Map of recent crashes in Witham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Witham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Witham

The 24 most recent collisions in Witham happened between 5 October 2024 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Witham

The B1389 has the most collisions in Witham, 565 of 2,238 (25%), followed by the B1018 (557).

Collisions in Witham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB13895657164114
2ndB1018557689393
3rdA12107174523

Council areas covering Witham

Collisions in Witham were recorded in 2 council areas. Braintree has 2,228 of 2,238 (99.6%).

Collisions in Witham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBraintree2,2282,74919439
2ndColchester3301

Postcode district for Witham

All 2,238 collisions in Witham were in the CM8 postcode district.