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Braintree road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1992, and 596 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1991 (432), and casualties rose from 595.

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

Collisions in 1992
431
Level with 1991
Casualties in 1992
596
Level with 1991
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1992

1.4% of collisions in Braintree in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7417%
  • Slight35181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious9215%
  • Slight49884%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1992 is highlighted, with 431, level with 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.7%)
  • February25 (5.8%)
  • March45 (10%)
  • April45 (10%)
  • May38 (8.8%)
  • June27 (6.3%)
  • July28 (6.5%)
  • August37 (8.6%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October35 (8.1%)
  • November34 (7.9%)
  • December45 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight319 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (20%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Other13 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (52%)
  • Wet or damp190 (44%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (39%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph25 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph163 (38%)
  • 70 mph50 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway350 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (13%)
  • Roundabout13 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant400 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20101 (17%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 35117 (20%)
  • 36 to 4584 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded33 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (64%)
  • Passenger161 (27%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (73%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 1992.

Collisions
210th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1992

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1992: 48, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12488028
2ndA131446315
3rdA6043450211
4thA120314214
5thB1018283805
6thB1256262903
7thB1389222601
8thB1053171902
9thB1024101200
10thB10578903
11thB10195800
12thB10584701
13thB11374401
14thB10643400
15thA10172200
16thB15082200
17thA10601100
18thB10071201
19thB10231100
20thB10541100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1992

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 69.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1992

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1992: 107.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1992, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years