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Brentwood road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1980, and 562 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1979 (419), and casualties fell from 610.

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

Collisions in 1980
381
Down 9% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
562
Down 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1980

3.1% of collisions in Brentwood in 1980 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious12733%
  • Slight24264%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious15928%
  • Slight38969%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1980 is highlighted, with 381, down 9% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (12%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.9%)
  • February34 (8.9%)
  • March28 (7.3%)
  • April43 (11%)
  • May33 (8.7%)
  • June26 (6.8%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August31 (8.1%)
  • September24 (6.3%)
  • October32 (8.4%)
  • November30 (7.9%)
  • December27 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (60%)
  • Wet or damp131 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (44%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph63 (17%)
  • 70 mph116 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (15%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • 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 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (16%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist28 (5%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20143 (25%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 3599 (18%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (59%)
  • Passenger175 (31%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car483 (67%)
  • Motorcycle93 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Brentwood

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Brentwood ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 267 of them in 1980.

Collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1980

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1980: 84, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12884125328
2ndA10235471115
3rdA123552212
4thB186243817
5thA127224028
6thA1291728010
7thB10027804
8thB1852300

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1980

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 141.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1980

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1980: 121.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1980, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years