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Braintree road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1993, and 616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1992 (431), and casualties rose from 596.

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

Collisions in 1993
429
Level with 1992
Casualties in 1993
616
Up 3% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1993

1.9% of collisions in Braintree in 1993 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious7618%
  • Slight34580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious9515%
  • Slight51383%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1993 is highlighted, with 429, level with 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.1%)
  • February38 (8.9%)
  • March40 (9.3%)
  • April23 (5.4%)
  • May35 (8.2%)
  • June38 (8.9%)
  • July37 (8.6%)
  • August35 (8.2%)
  • September36 (8.4%)
  • October42 (9.8%)
  • November36 (8.4%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (16%)
  • Fog or mist18 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (57%)
  • Wet or damp170 (40%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph157 (37%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph150 (35%)
  • 70 mph68 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (18%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (68%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20100 (16%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 35110 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.9%)
  • Over 7524 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded39 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (62%)
  • Passenger172 (28%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car595 (75%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1993.

Collisions
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1993

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1993: 64, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126497212
2ndA1314464010
3rdA604406238
4thA120326006
5thB1018243311
6thB1256172103
7thB1389131901
8thB1024101303
9thB105391102
10thB10576700
11thB11376800
12thB10194800
13thB10544600
14thA10172200
15thB10582200
16thB10642210
17thA10161200
18thB10231101
19thB15081100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1993

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 64.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1993

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1993: 97.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1993, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years