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Braintree road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 522 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1997, and 746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 104 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1996 (498), and casualties rose from 686.

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

Collisions in 1997
522
Up 5% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
746
Up 9% on 1996
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
104
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1997

2.5% of collisions in Braintree in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious10420%
  • Slight40578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious13218%
  • Slight59680%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1997 is highlighted, with 522, up 5% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (12%)
  • Thursday83 (16%)
  • Friday71 (14%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday84 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.8%)
  • February41 (7.9%)
  • March36 (6.9%)
  • April31 (5.9%)
  • May36 (6.9%)
  • June32 (6.1%)
  • July55 (11%)
  • August39 (7.5%)
  • September31 (5.9%)
  • October55 (11%)
  • November67 (13%)
  • December53 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight371 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds364 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (14%)
  • Fog or mist30 (5.7%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Other24 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (56%)
  • Wet or damp217 (42%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (39%)
  • 40 mph36 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph198 (38%)
  • 70 mph85 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway396 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (16%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant521 (70%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20107 (14%)
  • 21 to 25101 (14%)
  • 26 to 35139 (19%)
  • 36 to 45103 (14%)
  • 46 to 5576 (10%)
  • 56 to 6560 (8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.5%)
  • Over 7521 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded40 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider501 (67%)
  • Passenger179 (24%)
  • Pedestrian66 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car817 (77%)
  • Motorcycle61 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 169th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1997

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1997: 80, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1280156220
2ndB1018395035
3rdA131314925
4thA120294706
5thB1053293909
6thA604274315
7thB1256232805
8thB1389193105
9thA1017141723
10thB1024111501
11thB105791404
12thA112481003
13thB105881310
14thB10194501
15thB10642301
16thB11372400
17thB10231200
18thB10541100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1997

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 89.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1997

CM7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1997: 133.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1997, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years