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Braintree road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 611 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1988, and 826 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1987 (584), and casualties fell from 835.

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

Collisions in 1988
611
Up 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
826
Down 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
17
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1988

2.8% of collisions in Braintree in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.8%
  • Serious14424%
  • Slight45074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.1%
  • Serious16520%
  • Slight64478%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1988 is highlighted, with 611, up 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (12%)
  • Tuesday68 (11%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday106 (17%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday88 (14%)
  • Sunday85 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (11%)
  • February48 (7.9%)
  • March53 (8.7%)
  • April43 (7%)
  • May62 (10%)
  • June50 (8.2%)
  • July43 (7%)
  • August52 (8.5%)
  • September49 (8%)
  • October51 (8.3%)
  • November56 (9.2%)
  • December38 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight429 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds487 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (61%)
  • Wet or damp214 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (45%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph24 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph206 (34%)
  • 70 mph70 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant457 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (17%)
  • Pedestrian84 (10%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1561 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20232 (28%)
  • 21 to 25118 (14%)
  • 26 to 35123 (15%)
  • 36 to 4598 (12%)
  • 46 to 5553 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider511 (62%)
  • Passenger231 (28%)
  • Pedestrian84 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car731 (66%)
  • Motorcycle140 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 147th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
147th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1988

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1988: 69, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126996215
2ndA1206884513
3rdA13162105112
4thA6045476218
5thB10183960110
6thB1389232403
7thB1053142001
8thB1024131704
9thA101781203
10thB10195803
11thB10585802
12thB11374701
13thB10573501
14thA1301101
15thB10171101
16thB10231200
17thB10641101
18thB13841100
19thB15081110

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1988

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 117.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1988

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1988: 155.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1988, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years