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Brentwood road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 505 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1989, and 715 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (481), and casualties rose from 655.

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

Collisions in 1989
505
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
715
Up 9% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1989

2% of collisions in Brentwood in 1989 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious7515%
  • Slight42083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious9413%
  • Slight60985%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1989 is highlighted, with 505, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday72 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday75 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.7%)
  • February35 (6.9%)
  • March33 (6.5%)
  • April38 (7.5%)
  • May43 (8.5%)
  • June39 (7.7%)
  • July43 (8.5%)
  • August40 (7.9%)
  • September53 (10%)
  • October45 (8.9%)
  • November52 (10%)
  • December40 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds425 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (68%)
  • Wet or damp154 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (38%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph136 (27%)
  • 70 mph132 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (27%)
  • Roundabout20 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant491 (69%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8%)
  • Van occupant39 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20160 (22%)
  • 21 to 25134 (19%)
  • 26 to 35136 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7541 (5.7%)
  • Over 7518 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (62%)
  • Passenger207 (29%)
  • Pedestrian65 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car711 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes91 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle54 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 1989.

Collisions
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1989

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1989: 65, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1286581010
2ndA1023607806
3rdA12558739
4thM25558523
5thA127274513
6thB186273705
7thA129252802
8thB1002111404
9thA6041300
10thB10231201
11thB1851100
12thM111200

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1989

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 173.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1989

CM15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1989: 153.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1989, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years