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Braintree road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1989, and 824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1988 (611), and casualties fell from 826.

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

Collisions in 1989
603
Down 1% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
824
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1989

2.3% of collisions in Braintree in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious13322%
  • Slight45676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious16420%
  • Slight64478%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 603, down 1% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday94 (16%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday90 (15%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (7.6%)
  • February39 (6.5%)
  • March61 (10%)
  • April53 (8.8%)
  • May56 (9.3%)
  • June52 (8.6%)
  • July56 (9.3%)
  • August48 (8%)
  • September47 (7.8%)
  • October44 (7.3%)
  • November41 (6.8%)
  • December60 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds483 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry380 (63%)
  • Wet or damp206 (34%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph284 (47%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph25 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph195 (32%)
  • 70 mph64 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway504 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant498 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (16%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant45 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20209 (25%)
  • 21 to 25122 (15%)
  • 26 to 35124 (15%)
  • 36 to 45123 (15%)
  • 46 to 5557 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider541 (66%)
  • Passenger213 (26%)
  • Pedestrian70 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car731 (66%)
  • Motorcycle128 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes86 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 157th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1989

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1989: 67, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1267104412
2ndA1315975113
3rdA1204980412
4thA6044684015
5thB1018375429
6thB1389293306
7thB1024192107
8thB1053142103
9thB105891705
10thB105771100
11thB11377803
12thA10176701
13thB12565811
14thB10234400
15thB10542401
16thA10231201
17thB15081100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1989

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 120.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1989

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1989: 162.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years