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Brentwood road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Brentwood in 1998, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1997 (364), and casualties rose from 479.

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

Collisions in 1998
392
Up 8% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
547
Up 14% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Brentwood in 1998

1.5% of collisions in Brentwood in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Brentwood from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious6216%
  • Slight32483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7514%
  • Slight46685%

Brentwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brentwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 505 in 1989. 1998 is highlighted, with 392, up 8% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (14%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday63 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.2%)
  • February29 (7.4%)
  • March33 (8.4%)
  • April30 (7.7%)
  • May37 (9.4%)
  • June36 (9.2%)
  • July29 (7.4%)
  • August26 (6.6%)
  • September29 (7.4%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November33 (8.4%)
  • December30 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (67%)
  • Wet or damp118 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (33%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.9%)
  • 60 mph81 (21%)
  • 70 mph145 (37%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway221 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (33%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Brentwood in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (77%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4%)
  • 16 to 2080 (15%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 35120 (22%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (65%)
  • Passenger150 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car631 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle35 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Brentwood in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Brentwood

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

How Brentwood ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Brentwood had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1998.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Brentwood with the most crashes in 1998

The M25 had the most collisions in Brentwood in 1998: 63, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Brentwood, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM256391312
2ndA128497008
3rdA12394707
4thA1273861011
5thA1023374306
6thB186212904
7thA129151700
8thB100281101
9thB1852200
10thA2821100

Towns in Brentwood: crashes in 1998

Brentwood itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 122.

Postcode districts in Brentwood: crashes in 1998

CM13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Brentwood in 1998: 114.

Latest crashes in Brentwood in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Brentwood in 1998, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Brentwood road accidents in other years