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Braintree road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1995, and 676 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1994 (496), and casualties fell from 682.

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

Collisions in 1995
490
Down 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
676
Down 1% on 1994
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1995

2.2% of collisions in Braintree in 1995 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious11022%
  • Slight36975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious12619%
  • Slight53980%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1995 is highlighted, with 490, down 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday73 (15%)
  • Friday80 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (11%)
  • Sunday67 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.2%)
  • February37 (7.6%)
  • March52 (11%)
  • April37 (7.6%)
  • May45 (9.2%)
  • June37 (7.6%)
  • July37 (7.6%)
  • August33 (6.7%)
  • September49 (10%)
  • October37 (7.6%)
  • November41 (8.4%)
  • December45 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds361 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (57%)
  • Wet or damp188 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (38%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph24 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph188 (38%)
  • 70 mph63 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (14%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant461 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2091 (13%)
  • 21 to 25101 (15%)
  • 26 to 35137 (20%)
  • 36 to 4586 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider428 (63%)
  • Passenger186 (28%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car688 (75%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.3%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 173rd most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1995

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1995: 62, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126289119
2ndA1314866113
3rdA6044373212
4thB1018324506
5thA1202845110
6thB1256253116
7thB1389233417
8thB1024203002
9thB1053111302
10thB105891403
11thB10578803
12thB11378900
13thA10176700
14thB10645502
15thB10194400
16thA1301500
17thB10541200

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1995

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 66.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1995

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1995: 122.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1995, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1995.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years