Peter James Brett
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Sergeant

Peter James Brett

West Midlands Police — Birmingham, ENG
Accident
End of Watch August 28, 1977
Age 32
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Gender Male

Incident

Fatally injured in a road traffic collision while on duty.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Brett served with the West Midlands Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Brett.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Birmingham, ENG
Platform Identity wmpd.bir.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 28, 1977
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Sergeant Peter James Brett is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At West Midlands Police, 29 of 46 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63% of this agency's fallen.

West Midlands Police
29
of 46 officers
63% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Peter James Brett's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Peter James Brett Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Peter James Brett is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897