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Braintree road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1994, and 682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1993 (429), and casualties rose from 616.

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

Collisions in 1994
496
Up 16% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
682
Up 11% on 1993
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1994

1.4% of collisions in Braintree in 1994 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10321%
  • Slight38678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious12218%
  • Slight55281%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1994 is highlighted, with 496, up 16% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (15%)
  • Wednesday82 (17%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday62 (13%)
  • Saturday85 (17%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.9%)
  • February30 (6%)
  • March37 (7.5%)
  • April37 (7.5%)
  • May49 (9.9%)
  • June28 (5.6%)
  • July44 (8.9%)
  • August43 (8.7%)
  • September37 (7.5%)
  • October49 (9.9%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December44 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (16%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (58%)
  • Wet or damp192 (39%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (39%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph180 (36%)
  • 70 mph70 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway384 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (15%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (70%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20115 (17%)
  • 21 to 2583 (12%)
  • 26 to 35124 (18%)
  • 36 to 45102 (15%)
  • 46 to 5568 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.2%)
  • Over 7524 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (61%)
  • Passenger198 (29%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car711 (77%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 169th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1994

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1994: 71, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1271123013
2ndA1314760210
3rdB1018395608
4thA604384907
5thA1203652110
6thB1256242915
7thB1389202705
8thB1053151902
9thB1024121203
10thB10196600
11thB105751011
12thB10585602
13thB11374601
14thA10173602
15thB10543400
16thB10642400

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1994

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1994: 73.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1994

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1994: 120.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years