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Braintree road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1990, and 833 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1989 (603), and casualties rose from 824.

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

Collisions in 1990
585
Down 3% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
833
Up 1% on 1989
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1990

2.4% of collisions in Braintree in 1990 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious12822%
  • Slight44376%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.9%
  • Serious15619%
  • Slight66179%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1990 is highlighted, with 585, down 3% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (12%)
  • Tuesday88 (15%)
  • Wednesday86 (15%)
  • Thursday65 (11%)
  • Friday89 (15%)
  • Saturday102 (17%)
  • Sunday85 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.8%)
  • February49 (8.4%)
  • March57 (9.7%)
  • April55 (9.4%)
  • May44 (7.5%)
  • June52 (8.9%)
  • July45 (7.7%)
  • August44 (7.5%)
  • September56 (9.6%)
  • October53 (9.1%)
  • November43 (7.4%)
  • December47 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds476 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry388 (66%)
  • Wet or damp187 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (44%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph28 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph199 (34%)
  • 70 mph63 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway76 (13%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant543 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (11%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant38 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4%)
  • 16 to 20224 (27%)
  • 21 to 25119 (14%)
  • 26 to 35143 (17%)
  • 36 to 4582 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5571 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.4%)
  • Over 7536 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (60%)
  • Passenger253 (30%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car789 (74%)
  • Motorcycle92 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 159th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1990

The A131 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1990: 58, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA131589208
2ndA125710428
3rdA120425938
4thB1018396117
5thA6043855012
6thB1389253617
7thB1024182104
8thB1256151812
9thB1053101102
10thA101791401
11thB105871021
12thB102361003
13thB10574600
14thB11374401
15thB10193802
16thB10223402
17thB10642702
18thB15082200
19thA131101
20thB10441100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1990

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 87.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1990

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1990: 144.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years