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Braintree road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Braintree in 1998, and 686 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (522), and casualties fell from 746.

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

Collisions in 1998
529
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
686
Down 8% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1998

1.5% of collisions in Braintree in 1998 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious9117%
  • Slight43081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious10615%
  • Slight57283%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1998 is highlighted, with 529, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (12%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (17%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday75 (14%)
  • Saturday65 (12%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.6%)
  • February47 (8.9%)
  • March29 (5.5%)
  • April39 (7.4%)
  • May45 (8.5%)
  • June44 (8.3%)
  • July51 (9.6%)
  • August40 (7.6%)
  • September56 (11%)
  • October44 (8.3%)
  • November48 (9.1%)
  • December51 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (21%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (57%)
  • Wet or damp210 (40%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph233 (44%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph202 (38%)
  • 70 mph60 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway431 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (11%)
  • Roundabout32 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant462 (67%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1562 (9%)
  • 16 to 20105 (15%)
  • 21 to 2582 (12%)
  • 26 to 35124 (18%)
  • 36 to 4590 (13%)
  • 46 to 5571 (10%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded30 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (64%)
  • Passenger172 (25%)
  • Pedestrian75 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car738 (76%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 162nd most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1998

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1998: 56, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12568927
2ndB1018486107
3rdA131375247
4thA120334314
5thA1017263508
6thB1256212406
7thB1389213102
8thB1053172101
9thB1024141701
10thA1124131703
11thB1057111306
12thB10195600
13thB10585801
14thB11373501
15thB10642201
16thA10601100

Towns in Braintree: crashes in 1998

Braintree itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 87.

Postcode districts in Braintree: crashes in 1998

CM8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Braintree in 1998: 130.

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years