Brightlingsea road traffic accidents
Brightlingsea recorded 198 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 240 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 46 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 46
- Casualties
- 240
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 46
- Casualties
- 240
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Brightlingsea
Roads in Brightlingsea
Postcode districts in Brightlingsea
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Accidents in Brightlingsea
Road collision statistics for Brightlingsea
Collisions recorded
198
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
240
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
46
23.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Brightlingsea
Collisions in Brightlingsea are most frequently recorded on a Monday (19.7% of the total), with 24.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.9% of recorded collisions in Brightlingsea happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Brightlingsea have produced 240 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.4% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 21 collisions, Monday 39 collisions, Tuesday 20 collisions, Wednesday 27 collisions, Thursday 30 collisions, Friday 29 collisions, Saturday 32 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 149 collisions, Darkness 49 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 182 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 193 collisions, 40 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 169 collisions, Raining no high winds 18 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 155 casualties, Passenger 36 casualties, Pedestrian 49 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Brightlingsea
How many road accidents have there been in Brightlingsea?
198 collisions have been recorded in Brightlingsea in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 240 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Brightlingsea were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 46 were serious — 23.2% of all recorded collisions in Brightlingsea resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Brightlingsea?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Brightlingsea, accounting for 19.7% of them, and 24.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Brightlingsea happen on?
91.9% of collisions in Brightlingsea are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Brightlingsea?
Pedestrians make up 20.4% of the 240 casualties recorded in Brightlingsea.
Is road safety in Brightlingsea getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Brightlingsea rose 33% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Brightlingsea come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Brightlingsea cover 1999 to 2025.