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Braintree road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 530 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1981, and 708 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 196 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1980 (527), and casualties fell from 751.

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

Collisions in 1981
530
Up 1% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
708
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
196
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1981

2.5% of collisions in Braintree in 1981 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious19637%
  • Slight32161%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious22832%
  • Slight46666%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1981 is highlighted, with 530, up 1% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday88 (17%)
  • Wednesday80 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (12%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday85 (16%)
  • Sunday51 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.9%)
  • February37 (7%)
  • March48 (9.1%)
  • April27 (5.1%)
  • May53 (10%)
  • June45 (8.5%)
  • July42 (7.9%)
  • August48 (9.1%)
  • September55 (10%)
  • October48 (9.1%)
  • November48 (9.1%)
  • December37 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (55%)
  • Wet or damp205 (39%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3%)
  • Snow9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (47%)
  • 40 mph31 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph26 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph194 (37%)
  • 70 mph28 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant386 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist147 (21%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)
  • Cyclist52 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20212 (30%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 35102 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (9%)
  • 46 to 5549 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4%)
  • Over 757 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (63%)
  • Passenger180 (25%)
  • Pedestrian80 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (62%)
  • Motorcycle146 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 172nd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1981

The A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1981: 61, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1206184224
2ndA1314971122
3rdA6044161116
4thB10183744013
5thA12274439
6thB10242126112
7thB1389192204
8thB1053152003
9thB10195500
10thB11375703
11thA10174501
12thB10573402
13thB10583301
14thB10642211
15thB10231100
16thB10541100
17thB15081400

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1981

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 114.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1981

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1981: 155.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years