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Brentwood road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1986, and 606 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1985 (459), and casualties fell from 653.

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

Collisions in 1986
451
Down 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
606
Down 7% on 1985
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1986

1.3% of collisions in Brentwood in 1986 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious9621%
  • Slight34977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious10317%
  • Slight49782%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1986 is highlighted, with 451, down 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6%)
  • February29 (6.4%)
  • March32 (7.1%)
  • April37 (8.2%)
  • May36 (8%)
  • June34 (7.5%)
  • July36 (8%)
  • August41 (9.1%)
  • September36 (8%)
  • October42 (9.3%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December54 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (60%)
  • Wet or damp158 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)
  • Snow7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (41%)
  • 40 mph37 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph112 (25%)
  • 70 mph119 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (24%)
  • Roundabout18 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (12%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant39 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20134 (22%)
  • 21 to 2599 (16%)
  • 26 to 3598 (16%)
  • 36 to 4592 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.5%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (64%)
  • Passenger160 (26%)
  • Pedestrian60 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (71%)
  • Motorcycle74 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Brentwood ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1986.

Collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1986

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1986: 62, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1286285011
2ndA125283015
3rdA1023445308
4thM25396427
5thA127294116
6thB186283223
7thA129232616
8thB1002111305
9thB1851100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1986

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 118.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1986

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1986: 106.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years