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Brentwood road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1997, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1996 (415), and casualties fell from 565.

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

Collisions in 1997
364
Down 12% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
479
Down 15% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1997

1.4% of collisions in Brentwood in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight31185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight41787%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 364, down 12% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (17%)
  • Friday47 (13%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.8%)
  • February20 (5.5%)
  • March36 (9.9%)
  • April23 (6.3%)
  • May19 (5.2%)
  • June37 (10%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August32 (8.8%)
  • September35 (9.6%)
  • October36 (9.9%)
  • November35 (9.6%)
  • December22 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (70%)
  • Wet or damp101 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (28%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph94 (26%)
  • 70 mph132 (36%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (30%)
  • Roundabout40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant24 (5%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2056 (12%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (24%)
  • 36 to 4566 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (13%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (2.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (67%)
  • Passenger124 (26%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car581 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (6%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1997.

Collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1997

The M25 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1997: 54, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM25547814
2ndA128485515
3rdA12476309
4thA127365612
5thA1023263508
6thB186232701
7thA129202204
8thB1002111301
9thA131200
10thB1851100
11thM111200

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1997

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 95.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1997

CM15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1997: 105.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Brentwood road accidents in other years