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Braintree road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 515 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1983, and 678 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1982 (508), and casualties fell from 704.

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

Collisions in 1983
515
Up 1% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
678
Down 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Braintree in 1983 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious18035%
  • Slight32763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious21832%
  • Slight45167%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1983 is highlighted, with 515, up 1% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday97 (19%)
  • Saturday83 (16%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7%)
  • February35 (6.8%)
  • March40 (7.8%)
  • April43 (8.3%)
  • May37 (7.2%)
  • June44 (8.5%)
  • July56 (11%)
  • August45 (8.7%)
  • September40 (7.8%)
  • October57 (11%)
  • November38 (7.4%)
  • December44 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry328 (64%)
  • Wet or damp170 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (48%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph31 (6%)
  • 60 mph176 (34%)
  • 70 mph31 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist174 (26%)
  • Pedestrian79 (12%)
  • Cyclist60 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20215 (32%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35102 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (2.8%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (62%)
  • Passenger178 (26%)
  • Pedestrian79 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (61%)
  • Motorcycle168 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 171st most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
171st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1983

The A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1983: 53, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1205375422
2ndA1315158116
3rdA6044972220
4thB1018313918
5thA12304507
6thB1053223906
7thB1389212405
8thB1024121607
9thB1137111305
10thA10178804
11thB10588803
12thB101971002
13thB10573300
14thB10542400
15thB15081201

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1983

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 97.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1983

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1983: 162.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1983, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years