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Braintree road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 498 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1996, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1995 (490), and casualties rose from 676.

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

Collisions in 1996
498
Up 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
686
Up 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1996

1.4% of collisions in Braintree in 1996 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious10721%
  • Slight38477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious12919%
  • Slight54980%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1996 is highlighted, with 498, up 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (14%)
  • Friday83 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (12%)
  • Sunday73 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9%)
  • February40 (8%)
  • March35 (7%)
  • April23 (4.6%)
  • May39 (7.8%)
  • June41 (8.2%)
  • July46 (9.2%)
  • August47 (9.4%)
  • September32 (6.4%)
  • October46 (9.2%)
  • November51 (10%)
  • December53 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds379 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fog or mist17 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (60%)
  • Wet or damp169 (34%)
  • Frost or ice22 (4.4%)
  • Snow9 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph215 (43%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph181 (36%)
  • 70 mph71 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (15%)
  • Roundabout29 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (66%)
  • Pedestrian76 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist46 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1559 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20112 (16%)
  • 21 to 2575 (11%)
  • 26 to 35140 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (12%)
  • 46 to 5580 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (60%)
  • Passenger195 (28%)
  • Pedestrian76 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car714 (78%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 176th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1996

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1996: 66, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1266100216
2ndB10184559113
3rdA131365105
4thA6043345214
5thB1256293413
6thA120284309
7thB1389233605
8thB1053141403
9thB1024121400
10thB10587801
11thA101761001
12thB10575503
13thB11375702
14thB10543301
15thB10192200
16thB10232401
17thB10642400
18thB10611100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1996

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 77.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1996

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1996: 147.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1996, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years