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Braintree road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 584 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1987, and 835 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1986 (606), and casualties rose from 830.

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

Collisions in 1987
584
Down 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
835
Up 1% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1987

1.5% of collisions in Braintree in 1987 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious15126%
  • Slight42473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious17221%
  • Slight65378%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 584, down 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (11%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday89 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday96 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (16%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (5.7%)
  • February47 (8%)
  • March40 (6.8%)
  • April54 (9.2%)
  • May36 (6.2%)
  • June61 (10%)
  • July68 (12%)
  • August48 (8.2%)
  • September61 (10%)
  • October47 (8%)
  • November31 (5.3%)
  • December58 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight438 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds106 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (55%)
  • Wet or damp241 (41%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph281 (48%)
  • 40 mph27 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph25 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph183 (31%)
  • 70 mph68 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant434 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (17%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant62 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant41 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1023 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15104 (12%)
  • 16 to 20224 (27%)
  • 21 to 25109 (13%)
  • 26 to 35130 (16%)
  • 36 to 4599 (12%)
  • 46 to 5538 (4.6%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider480 (57%)
  • Passenger279 (33%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car721 (64%)
  • Motorcycle148 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes84 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes82 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 148th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1987

The A12 and A120 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1987, with 66 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126611129
2ndA1206679012
3rdA1316590421
4thB10185567018
5thA6044868220
6thB1024213207
7thB1389192307
8thB1053182209
9thA101791201
10thB11376702
11thB10543303
12thB10192201
13thB10572201
14thB10582202
15thA10921100
16thB10221400
17thB10231201
18thB10641100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1987

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 127.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1987

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1987: 169.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years