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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1980, and 653 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (434), and casualties rose from 598.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 13,360 collisions in Bromsgrove.

Collisions in 1980
449
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
653
Up 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
23
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1980

5.1% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1980 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal235.1%
  • Serious12829%
  • Slight29866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal264%
  • Serious17226%
  • Slight45570%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 449, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025135188
2024137186
2023151196
2022162205
2021173237
2020131189
2019145195
2018153220
2017168227
2016199290
2015181264
2014165215
2013197272
2012191273
2011253344
2010230305
2009237353
2008251356
2007242344
2006242326
2005241322
2004253374
2003270385
2002290428
2001289420
2000272374
1999371532
1998362510
1997380598
1996340475
1995329470
1994356511
1993308436
1992335472
1991348463
1990429611
1989397555
1988378528
1987374523
1986355533
1985401552
1984411580
1983416588
1982414592
1981415634
1980449653
1979434598

When and where crashes happen in Bromsgrove in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (11%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (13%)
  • Friday87 (19%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (10%)
  • February24 (5.3%)
  • March43 (9.6%)
  • April25 (5.6%)
  • May50 (11%)
  • June33 (7.3%)
  • July42 (9.4%)
  • August37 (8.2%)
  • September37 (8.2%)
  • October39 (8.7%)
  • November38 (8.5%)
  • December35 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting75 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry279 (62%)
  • Wet or damp132 (29%)
  • Frost or ice33 (7.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph192 (43%)
  • 40 mph51 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph74 (16%)
  • 70 mph129 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (19%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (20%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)
  • Cyclist50 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1557 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20186 (28%)
  • 21 to 2594 (14%)
  • 26 to 3593 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (60%)
  • Passenger190 (29%)
  • Pedestrian72 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (66%)
  • Motorcycle129 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus10 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Bromsgrove

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bromsgrove ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 1980.

Collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1980

The A38 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1980: 55, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA385574320
2ndM5334838
3rdA448275738
4thA491254017
5thA456243754
6thB4091192504
7thA441172815
8thA435151814
9thB4096131713
10thB412091203
11thB45515504
12thA4502200
13thB41012200
14thB41872200
15thB41882302
16thA4591100
17thB41841100
18thB4911101

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1980

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 93.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1980

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1980: 152.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1980, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years