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Braintree road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 432 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1991, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 1990 (585), and casualties fell from 833.

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

Collisions in 1991
432
Down 26% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
595
Down 29% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1991

1.4% of collisions in Braintree in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight36785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious7412%
  • Slight51587%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1991 is highlighted, with 432, down 26% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.7%)
  • February34 (7.9%)
  • March21 (4.9%)
  • April27 (6.3%)
  • May50 (12%)
  • June31 (7.2%)
  • July38 (8.8%)
  • August41 (9.5%)
  • September37 (8.6%)
  • October31 (7.2%)
  • November40 (9.3%)
  • December40 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (63%)
  • Wet or damp137 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (39%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph160 (37%)
  • 70 mph64 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (17%)
  • Roundabout13 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (13%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant35 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20131 (22%)
  • 21 to 2594 (16%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4583 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (65%)
  • Passenger162 (27%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (70%)
  • Motorcycle76 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1991.

Collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1991

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1991: 59, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12599021
2ndA131364907
3rdB1018323904
4thA604314616
5thA120264514
6thB1256161802
7thB1024152103
8thB1053141500
9thB1389111702
10thA10176801
11thB10574701
12thB10583800
13thB10192200
14thB10542200
15thB15082301
16thA1131100
17thA1301100
18thB10071201
19thB10211100
20thB10231100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1991

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 74.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1991

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1991: 108.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1991, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years