Official DfT STATS19 Data
Braintree Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Braintree from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 1,137 collisions, ranked #161 of 350 UK local authorities.
1,137
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
25
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
310
Serious
hospital-level injuries
1,477
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 228 | 7 | 70 | 151 | 283 |
| 2024 | 235 | 7 | 60 | 168 | 294 |
| 2023 | 201 | 1 | 59 | 141 | 268 |
| 2022 | 249 | 5 | 73 | 171 | 350 |
| 2021 | 224 | 5 | 48 | 171 | 282 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Braintree
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See Braintree on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Braintree — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Braintree?
Braintree recorded 1,137 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 25 fatal and 310 serious collisions, with 1,477 total casualties. It ranks #161 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Braintree accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.