Road
Crashes on the B1256
597 recorded collisions since 2000.
597
All crashes
5
Fatal
145
Serious
447
Slight
Since 2000 the B1256 has seen 597 collisions, 5 of them fatal and 145 serious. That ranks it 795th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 8.4 per 1,000 collisions, and 25% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 15% since 2000, from 20 to 17 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Braintree and Uttlesford.
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Crashes by year
2000–202440200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.