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Braintree road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Collisions in 1999
519
Down 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
756
Up 10% on 1998
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Braintree in 1999

1.9% of collisions in Braintree in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 23% in Braintree from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious8516%
  • Slight42482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious10814%
  • Slight63584%

Braintree road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Braintree, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 611 in 1988. 1999 is highlighted, with 519, down 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday74 (14%)
  • Friday88 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.1%)
  • February30 (5.8%)
  • March43 (8.3%)
  • April39 (7.5%)
  • May42 (8.1%)
  • June51 (9.8%)
  • July46 (8.9%)
  • August40 (7.7%)
  • September54 (10%)
  • October52 (10%)
  • November48 (9.2%)
  • December37 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds387 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry310 (60%)
  • Wet or damp192 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.8%)
  • Mud3 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph203 (39%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph202 (39%)
  • 70 mph78 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (16%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Braintree in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20121 (16%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35169 (22%)
  • 36 to 4588 (12%)
  • 46 to 5580 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (64%)
  • Passenger220 (29%)
  • Pedestrian54 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (75%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Braintree in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Braintree had the 164th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Braintree with the most crashes in 1999

The A12 had the most collisions in Braintree in 1999: 73, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Braintree, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA127311137
2ndB1018445807
3rdA120386408
4thA1313855111
5thB1256243211
6thA1017224114
7thB1053202803
8thB1389183003
9thB1024172201
10thA1124152813
11thB10197802
12thB10576703
13thB11375803
14thB10232401
15thB10582201
16thB10541310
17thB10641100
18thB15081100

Latest crashes in Braintree in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Braintree in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Braintree road accidents in other years