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Braintree road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 606 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1986, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1985 (535), and casualties rose from 750.

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

Collisions in 1986
606
Up 13% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
830
Up 11% on 1985
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1986

0.8% of collisions in Braintree in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious15425%
  • Slight44774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious18522%
  • Slight63977%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 606, up 13% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday92 (15%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday68 (11%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (13%)
  • Sunday84 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.8%)
  • February30 (5%)
  • March42 (6.9%)
  • April47 (7.8%)
  • May45 (7.4%)
  • June53 (8.7%)
  • July58 (9.6%)
  • August54 (8.9%)
  • September45 (7.4%)
  • October55 (9.1%)
  • November61 (10%)
  • December69 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (57%)
  • Wet or damp225 (37%)
  • Frost or ice33 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph296 (49%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph29 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph199 (33%)
  • 70 mph47 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway537 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant466 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (17%)
  • Pedestrian102 (12%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant51 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1553 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20216 (26%)
  • 21 to 25135 (16%)
  • 26 to 35119 (14%)
  • 36 to 4598 (12%)
  • 46 to 5570 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.7%)
  • Over 7514 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider510 (61%)
  • Passenger218 (26%)
  • Pedestrian102 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car713 (67%)
  • Motorcycle139 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1986

Map of the last 9 crashes of 1986 in Braintree

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

  • 9 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Braintree ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 145th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1986

The A604 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1986: 61, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6046182116
2ndA1316088114
3rdA1205981116
4thA124878112
5thB1389334705
6thB1018324106
7thB1024182807
8thB1053162411
9thB1019132305
10thA1017101602
11thB11377802
12thB10576702
13thB10585803
14thB10234501
15thB10542201
16thB15082201
17thA1301200

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1986

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 92.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1986

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1986: 143.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years