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Brentwood road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1979, and 610 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,239 collisions in Brentwood.

Collisions in 1979
419
Casualties in 1979
610
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1979

2.6% of collisions in Brentwood in 1979 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious13332%
  • Slight27566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious17228%
  • Slight42470%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1979 is highlighted, with 419.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025143180
202499132
2023140196
2022146197
2021138184
2020156213
2019149208
2018158213
2017147217
2016178256
2015187263
2014193259
2013189262
2012193253
2011198273
2010210288
2009186236
2008191253
2007265352
2006280375
2005280384
2004311400
2003319432
2002314428
2001341468
2000381530
1999353481
1998392547
1997364479
1996415565
1995406551
1994426585
1993394498
1992390550
1991395517
1990477632
1989505715
1988481655
1987438591
1986451606
1985459653
1984416621
1983403563
1982381532
1981401578
1980381562
1979419610

When and where crashes happen in Brentwood in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (11%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (11%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday81 (19%)
  • Saturday75 (18%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (10%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.7%)
  • February31 (7.4%)
  • March47 (11%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May32 (7.6%)
  • June34 (8.1%)
  • July36 (8.6%)
  • August27 (6.4%)
  • September39 (9.3%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November34 (8.1%)
  • December39 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (57%)
  • Wet or damp145 (35%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5%)
  • Snow12 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph209 (50%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph169 (40%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway357 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (13%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (16%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20164 (27%)
  • 21 to 2590 (15%)
  • 26 to 3587 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.8%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (57%)
  • Passenger197 (32%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (64%)
  • Motorcycle102 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Brentwood

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Brentwood ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 1979.

Collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1979

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1979: 96, including 4 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12896150430
2ndA10236283014
3rdB1863248010
4thA122846210
5thA127244145
6thA129243017
7thB1002131506
8thB1853401
9thA1321100
10thB10231100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1979

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 176.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1979

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1979: 138.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years