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Braintree road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 508 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1982, and 704 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 164 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1981 (530), and casualties fell from 708.

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

Collisions in 1982
508
Down 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
704
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
164
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1982

2% of collisions in Braintree in 1982 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious16432%
  • Slight33466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious19728%
  • Slight49670%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1982 is highlighted, with 508, down 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (11%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday105 (21%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.5%)
  • February25 (4.9%)
  • March49 (9.6%)
  • April39 (7.7%)
  • May40 (7.9%)
  • June45 (8.9%)
  • July45 (8.9%)
  • August45 (8.9%)
  • September42 (8.3%)
  • October58 (11%)
  • November52 (10%)
  • December40 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds381 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry284 (56%)
  • Wet or damp194 (38%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (40%)
  • 40 mph36 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph23 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph193 (38%)
  • 70 mph53 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway440 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (22%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist49 (7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20240 (34%)
  • 21 to 2578 (11%)
  • 26 to 35106 (15%)
  • 36 to 4562 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5559 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider452 (64%)
  • Passenger200 (28%)
  • Pedestrian52 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (63%)
  • Motorcycle150 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1982

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1982.

Collisions
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
181st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1982

The A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1982: 61, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1206178022
2ndA1315880216
3rdA125391418
4thA604375529
5thB10183748011
6thB1389222707
7thB1053141802
8thB1024121507
9thB1057111703
10thA10176703
11thB11376704
12thB10583401
13thA10921201
14thB10191100
15thB10541100
16thB10641100
17thB15081100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1982

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 88.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1982

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1982: 129.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1982, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years