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Brentwood road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1988, and 655 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1987 (438), and casualties rose from 591.

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

Collisions in 1988
481
Up 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
655
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1988

2.7% of collisions in Brentwood in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious9921%
  • Slight36977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious11818%
  • Slight52280%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1988 is highlighted, with 481, up 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday42 (8.7%)
  • Wednesday81 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.3%)
  • February38 (7.9%)
  • March40 (8.3%)
  • April39 (8.1%)
  • May42 (8.7%)
  • June40 (8.3%)
  • July36 (7.5%)
  • August29 (6%)
  • September47 (9.8%)
  • October45 (9.4%)
  • November45 (9.4%)
  • December40 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight328 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds374 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1%)
  • Other8 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (63%)
  • Wet or damp160 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (41%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph116 (24%)
  • 70 mph125 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway132 (27%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (64%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (10%)
  • Van occupant38 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20124 (19%)
  • 21 to 25121 (18%)
  • 26 to 35128 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (11%)
  • 46 to 5565 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.7%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (62%)
  • Passenger176 (27%)
  • Pedestrian76 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car679 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes78 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes76 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1988.

Collisions
195th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
195th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1988

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1988: 72, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12872105318
2ndA10237187112
3rdA126088011
4thM254673211
5thB186293615
6thA127202815
7thA129141405
8thB1002141504
9thA10361100
10thA1381100
11thA1861110
12thA2821200

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1988

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 173.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1988

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1988: 151.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1988, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years