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Braintree road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1979, and 697 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,650 collisions in Braintree.

Collisions in 1979
518
Casualties in 1979
697
Fatal collisions
16
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1979

3.1% of collisions in Braintree in 1979 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious19237%
  • Slight31060%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious24235%
  • Slight43863%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1979 is highlighted, with 518.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025228283
2024235294
2023201268
2022249350
2021224282
2020206275
2019257349
2018219283
2017238309
2016276363
2015302395
2014311411
2013236302
2012287374
2011307405
2010292393
2009325433
2008323429
2007408533
2006442594
2005468635
2004472649
2003516710
2002508696
2001568755
2000524731
1999519756
1998529686
1997522746
1996498686
1995490676
1994496682
1993429616
1992431596
1991432595
1990585833
1989603824
1988611826
1987584835
1986606830
1985535750
1984560764
1983515678
1982508704
1981530708
1980527751
1979518697

When and where crashes happen in Braintree in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday61 (12%)
  • Wednesday76 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday94 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.6%)
  • February36 (6.9%)
  • March36 (6.9%)
  • April33 (6.4%)
  • May52 (10%)
  • June41 (7.9%)
  • July41 (7.9%)
  • August42 (8.1%)
  • September40 (7.7%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November54 (10%)
  • December60 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry288 (56%)
  • Wet or damp177 (34%)
  • Frost or ice36 (6.9%)
  • Snow15 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (43%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph27 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph254 (49%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (23%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)
  • Cyclist44 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant40 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1556 (8%)
  • 16 to 20195 (28%)
  • 21 to 2573 (10%)
  • 26 to 3598 (14%)
  • 36 to 4569 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7543 (6.2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (62%)
  • Passenger180 (26%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (58%)
  • Motorcycle164 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes77 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1979

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1979 in Braintree

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Braintree ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 191 of them in 1979.

Collisions
192nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
192nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1979

The A131 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1979: 70, including 3 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1317098325
2ndA1205570219
3rdA6045594522
4thA124266513
5thB10182731011
6thB1389182116
7thB1024111105
8thB1053111803
9thA10177904
10thB11377702
11thB105751003
12thB10192302
13thB10582201
14thA10121100
15thB10641101

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1979

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 104.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1979

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1979: 138.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1979, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years