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Braintree road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 527 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1980, and 751 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (518), and casualties rose from 697.

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

Collisions in 1980
527
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
751
Up 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
16
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1980

3% of collisions in Braintree in 1980 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163%
  • Serious18635%
  • Slight32562%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.7%
  • Serious24432%
  • Slight48765%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 527, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (12%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday104 (20%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday68 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8%)
  • February31 (5.9%)
  • March51 (9.7%)
  • April42 (8%)
  • May44 (8.3%)
  • June36 (6.8%)
  • July48 (9.1%)
  • August35 (6.6%)
  • September52 (9.9%)
  • October46 (8.7%)
  • November52 (9.9%)
  • December48 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (61%)
  • Wet or damp187 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (49%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph109 (21%)
  • 70 mph123 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway473 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist160 (21%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)
  • Cyclist53 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant43 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4%)
  • 11 to 1562 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20181 (24%)
  • 21 to 25101 (13%)
  • 26 to 35151 (20%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (63%)
  • Passenger199 (26%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car588 (61%)
  • Motorcycle161 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Braintree

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Braintree ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1980.

Collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
167th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1980

The A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1980: 70, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12070101320
2ndA1315267219
3rdA6045084217
4thA124174410
5thB10183243010
6thB1053192206
7thB1389172103
8thB1024161916
9thB113781310
10thA101761003
11thB10193502
12thB10543303
13thB10583302
14thB10232201
15thB10572201
16thB10642201
17thB15081200

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1980

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 109.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1980

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1980: 154.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years