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Brentwood road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1996, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1995 (406), and casualties rose from 551.

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

Collisions in 1996
415
Up 2% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
565
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
11
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1996

2.7% of collisions in Brentwood in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight34182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious7914%
  • Slight47284%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1996 is highlighted, with 415, up 2% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February32 (7.7%)
  • March36 (8.7%)
  • April21 (5.1%)
  • May29 (7%)
  • June31 (7.5%)
  • July33 (8%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November40 (9.6%)
  • December33 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (67%)
  • Wet or damp127 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (29%)
  • 40 mph33 (8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph127 (31%)
  • 70 mph133 (32%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (29%)
  • Roundabout33 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (72%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2099 (18%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35109 (19%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.2%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (65%)
  • Passenger149 (26%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car647 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1996.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1996

The A128 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1996: 70, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1287093111
2ndA12527538
3rdM25456333
4thA1023445717
5thA127354714
6thB186162203
7thA129121504
8thB1002111203
9thB1852300

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1996

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 111.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1996

CM14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1996: 124.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1996, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1996.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years