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Brentwood road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1985, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 111 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1984 (416), and casualties rose from 621.

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

Collisions in 1985
459
Up 10% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
653
Up 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
111
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1985

2.8% of collisions in Brentwood in 1985 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious11124%
  • Slight33573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.5%
  • Serious13521%
  • Slight50277%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1985 is highlighted, with 459, up 10% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (11%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday78 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (18%)
  • Sunday63 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.3%)
  • February33 (7.2%)
  • March41 (8.9%)
  • April22 (4.8%)
  • May41 (8.9%)
  • June42 (9.2%)
  • July29 (6.3%)
  • August43 (9.4%)
  • September45 (9.8%)
  • October31 (6.8%)
  • November55 (12%)
  • December39 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (61%)
  • Wet or damp152 (33%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep6 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (38%)
  • 40 mph43 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph136 (30%)
  • 70 mph104 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (22%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (12%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant33 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist30 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20170 (26%)
  • 21 to 25101 (15%)
  • 26 to 3599 (15%)
  • 36 to 4588 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7%)
  • 56 to 6550 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (62%)
  • Passenger193 (30%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (69%)
  • Motorcycle81 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1985.

Collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1985

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1985: 73, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1287396018
2ndA125283015
3rdA10235178011
4thA129354818
5thM25294716
6thA127233445
7thB186192704
8thB1002152722
9thB1854401

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1985

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 153.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1985

CM15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1985: 146.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1985, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years