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Brentwood road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1982, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1981 (401), and casualties fell from 578.

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

Collisions in 1982
381
Down 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
532
Down 8% on 1981
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1982

2.4% of collisions in Brentwood in 1982 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious10828%
  • Slight26469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious13425%
  • Slight38873%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1982 is highlighted, with 381, down 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday80 (21%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.5%)
  • February21 (5.5%)
  • March33 (8.7%)
  • April26 (6.8%)
  • May44 (12%)
  • June41 (11%)
  • July32 (8.4%)
  • August35 (9.2%)
  • September26 (6.8%)
  • October34 (8.9%)
  • November29 (7.6%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (61%)
  • Wet or damp125 (33%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph204 (54%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph95 (25%)
  • 70 mph45 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (14%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (17%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20140 (26%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4569 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (59%)
  • Passenger154 (29%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car473 (68%)
  • Motorcycle86 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1982.

Collisions
270th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
258th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1982

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1982: 69, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12869106316
2ndA10236075112
3rdA1293550010
4thB1862844112
5thA12264028
6thA127172604
7thB10027803
8thB1854502

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1982

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 176.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1982

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1982: 119.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years