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Brentwood road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1987, and 591 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (451), and casualties fell from 606.

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

Collisions in 1987
438
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
591
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1987

0.9% of collisions in Brentwood in 1987 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8620%
  • Slight34879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight47781%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1987 is highlighted, with 438, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.6%)
  • February37 (8.4%)
  • March29 (6.6%)
  • April33 (7.5%)
  • May39 (8.9%)
  • June37 (8.4%)
  • July26 (5.9%)
  • August31 (7.1%)
  • September42 (9.6%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November24 (5.5%)
  • December48 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (57%)
  • Wet or damp153 (35%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.5%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph155 (35%)
  • 40 mph39 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph117 (27%)
  • 70 mph124 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (27%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (68%)
  • Pedestrian59 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20120 (20%)
  • 21 to 25108 (18%)
  • 26 to 3581 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (12%)
  • 46 to 5572 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.2%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (61%)
  • Passenger172 (29%)
  • Pedestrian59 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes67 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1987.

Collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1987

The A12 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1987: 60, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA126092016
2ndA1023587107
3rdA1285872012
4thM255071111
5thB186253202
6thA129182925
7thA127172202
8thB1002151702
9thB11021100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1987

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 138.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1987

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1987: 142.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years