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Brentwood road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1983, and 563 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1982 (381), and casualties rose from 532.

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

Collisions in 1983
403
Up 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
563
Up 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1983

2% of collisions in Brentwood in 1983 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious9925%
  • Slight29673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious12121%
  • Slight43477%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1983 is highlighted, with 403, up 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (17%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.9%)
  • February29 (7.2%)
  • March30 (7.4%)
  • April33 (8.2%)
  • May34 (8.4%)
  • June31 (7.7%)
  • July33 (8.2%)
  • August27 (6.7%)
  • September35 (8.7%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December31 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (59%)
  • Wet or damp154 (38%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph180 (45%)
  • 40 mph37 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph103 (26%)
  • 70 mph80 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (17%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (16%)
  • Pedestrian59 (10%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20141 (25%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (17%)
  • 36 to 4579 (14%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (62%)
  • Passenger156 (28%)
  • Pedestrian59 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (70%)
  • Motorcycle92 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 239 of them in 1983.

Collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1983

The A1023 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1983: 62, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10236276015
2ndA1285988119
3rdA1294062013
4thA123961310
5thA127264617
6thB186243107
7thB100291202
8thM2551001
9thB1852301

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1983

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 166.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1983

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1983: 125.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1983, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years