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Brentwood road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 477 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1990, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1989 (505), and casualties fell from 715.

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

Collisions in 1990
477
Down 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
632
Down 12% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1990

1.5% of collisions in Brentwood in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious8317%
  • Slight38781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious10316%
  • Slight52283%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1990 is highlighted, with 477, down 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (16%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday85 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9%)
  • February31 (6.5%)
  • March43 (9%)
  • April29 (6.1%)
  • May47 (9.9%)
  • June40 (8.4%)
  • July41 (8.6%)
  • August44 (9.2%)
  • September47 (9.9%)
  • October46 (9.6%)
  • November39 (8.2%)
  • December27 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (72%)
  • Wet or damp128 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph186 (39%)
  • 40 mph49 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph113 (24%)
  • 70 mph128 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (27%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (68%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20124 (20%)
  • 21 to 25109 (17%)
  • 26 to 35130 (21%)
  • 36 to 4591 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (10%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (64%)
  • Passenger165 (26%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car670 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle48 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 205 of them in 1990.

Collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
217th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1990

The M25 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1990: 69, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2569104215
2ndA128668208
3rdA1023566509
4thA12516619
5thA129283916
6thA127222503
7thB186222914
8thB1002122113
9thB1854401
10thA10291100
11thB10231200
12thB1841100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1990

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 160.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1990

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1990: 148.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years