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Brentwood road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1984, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (403), and casualties rose from 563.

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

Collisions in 1984
416
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
621
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1984

2.9% of collisions in Brentwood in 1984 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious9022%
  • Slight31475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious11418%
  • Slight49480%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1984 is highlighted, with 416, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (11%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (19%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.6%)
  • February26 (6.3%)
  • March25 (6%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May29 (7%)
  • June32 (7.7%)
  • July64 (15%)
  • August36 (8.7%)
  • September32 (7.7%)
  • October41 (9.9%)
  • November31 (7.5%)
  • December28 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (62%)
  • Wet or damp144 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph172 (41%)
  • 40 mph42 (10%)
  • 60 mph104 (25%)
  • 70 mph98 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (23%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (13%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant35 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20149 (24%)
  • 21 to 2580 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (15%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5553 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5%)
  • Over 757 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (60%)
  • Passenger200 (32%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car573 (71%)
  • Motorcycle74 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 243 of them in 1984.

Collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
287th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1984

The A1023 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1984: 63, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA10236380012
2ndA1285475214
3rdA1245102414
4thA129304207
5thA127284415
6thM25243400
7thB186222705
8thB1002131723
9thA1201100
10thB1851100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1984

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 145.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1984

CM15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1984: 135.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years