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Braintree road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 560 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1984, and 764 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1983 (515), and casualties rose from 678.

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

Collisions in 1984
560
Up 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
764
Up 13% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1984

1.8% of collisions in Braintree in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious16830%
  • Slight38268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious21428%
  • Slight53870%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1984 is highlighted, with 560, up 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday87 (16%)
  • Friday100 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (8%)
  • February31 (5.5%)
  • March49 (8.8%)
  • April40 (7.1%)
  • May46 (8.2%)
  • June45 (8%)
  • July43 (7.7%)
  • August47 (8.4%)
  • September46 (8.2%)
  • October54 (9.6%)
  • November56 (10%)
  • December58 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds423 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (58%)
  • Wet or damp208 (37%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph290 (52%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph24 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph177 (32%)
  • 70 mph36 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (22%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3%)
  • 11 to 1562 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20224 (29%)
  • 21 to 2599 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (13%)
  • 36 to 4590 (12%)
  • 46 to 5551 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.5%)
  • Over 7525 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider456 (60%)
  • Passenger199 (26%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (62%)
  • Motorcycle175 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 161st most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1984

The A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1984: 60, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1206096317
2ndA1315875014
3rdB10185066111
4thA6044264213
5thA12345217
6thB1024172103
7thB1053162307
8thB1137152704
9thB1389151605
10thB10578802
11thA101761502
12thB10584501
13thB10193300
14thB15082302
15thB10231100
16thB10611301
17thB10641100
18thB1311301

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1984

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 103.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1984

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1984: 158.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years