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Brentwood road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1981, and 578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1980 (381), and casualties rose from 562.

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

Collisions in 1981
401
Up 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
578
Up 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1981

1.7% of collisions in Brentwood in 1981 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious11228%
  • Slight28270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious14124%
  • Slight42974%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1981 is highlighted, with 401, up 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday79 (20%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (11%)
  • February23 (5.7%)
  • March24 (6%)
  • April34 (8.5%)
  • May28 (7%)
  • June34 (8.5%)
  • July38 (9.5%)
  • August30 (7.5%)
  • September44 (11%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November36 (9%)
  • December24 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (57%)
  • Wet or damp154 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (48%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.7%)
  • 60 mph132 (33%)
  • 70 mph45 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant351 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (13%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant32 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20159 (28%)
  • 21 to 2584 (15%)
  • 26 to 3596 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (59%)
  • Passenger173 (30%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (68%)
  • Motorcycle81 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1981.

Collisions
244th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
250th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1981

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1981: 91, including 1 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12891134126
2ndA1023526219
3rdB186324909
4thA1293140111
5thA127254416
6thA12203027
7thB1002101302
8thB1854400
9thA10121101

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1981

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 159.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1981

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1981: 141.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1981, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years