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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1981, and 634 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1980 (449), and casualties fell from 653.

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

Collisions in 1981
415
Down 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
634
Down 3% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1981

2.4% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1981 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious13533%
  • Slight27065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious18028%
  • Slight44069%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 415, down 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (11%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (17%)
  • Sunday60 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.5%)
  • February38 (9.2%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April29 (7%)
  • May36 (8.7%)
  • June47 (11%)
  • July33 (8%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September37 (8.9%)
  • October34 (8.2%)
  • November36 (8.7%)
  • December23 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (54%)
  • Wet or damp160 (39%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.6%)
  • Snow10 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph160 (39%)
  • 40 mph64 (15%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph135 (33%)
  • 70 mph54 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (17%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist108 (17%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist45 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8%)
  • 16 to 20195 (31%)
  • 21 to 25113 (18%)
  • 26 to 3589 (14%)
  • 36 to 4555 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5535 (5.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2.5%)
  • Over 755 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider365 (58%)
  • Passenger217 (34%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (70%)
  • Motorcycle99 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Bromsgrove

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bromsgrove ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1981.

Collisions
238th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1981

The A38 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1981: 49, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384969011
2ndM52744010
3rdA456244027
4thB4091224119
5thA448203109
6thA441193408
7thB40961622010
8thA491112215
9thA435101812
10thB412071211
11thB45517902
12thB41876904
13thA4502201
14thA40231100
15thA411100
16thA4591510
17thB41841100
18thB41851100

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1981

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 70.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1981

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1981: 131.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years