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Braintree road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 535 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1985, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1984 (560), and casualties fell from 764.

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

Collisions in 1985
535
Down 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
750
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1985

1.9% of collisions in Braintree in 1985 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious16330%
  • Slight36268%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious19726%
  • Slight54372%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1985 is highlighted, with 535, down 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday91 (17%)
  • Saturday87 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (7.7%)
  • February28 (5.2%)
  • March29 (5.4%)
  • April44 (8.2%)
  • May47 (8.8%)
  • June44 (8.2%)
  • July39 (7.3%)
  • August61 (11%)
  • September50 (9.3%)
  • October50 (9.3%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December44 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (13%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (59%)
  • Wet or damp182 (34%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.9%)
  • Snow10 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph264 (49%)
  • 40 mph16 (3%)
  • 50 mph27 (5%)
  • 60 mph188 (35%)
  • 70 mph40 (7.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7.7%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant390 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (21%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist58 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant38 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20195 (26%)
  • 21 to 25115 (15%)
  • 26 to 3598 (13%)
  • 36 to 4586 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider460 (61%)
  • Passenger221 (29%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (62%)
  • Motorcycle159 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Braintree

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Braintree ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 168th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
168th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
159th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1985

The A131 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1985: 53, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1315375318
2ndA1204966116
3rdA6044875018
4thB10184050110
5thA123977013
6thB1389233006
7thB1053152501
8thB1024142002
9thA1017101402
10thB10576601
11thB10194502
12thB11374402
13thB10543302
14thB10583500
15thB15083811
16thB10231100
17thB10251100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1985

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 118.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1985

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1985: 158.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1985, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years