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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1982, and 592 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (415), and casualties fell from 634.

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

Collisions in 1982
414
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
592
Down 7% on 1981
Fatal collisions
11
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1982

2.7% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.7%
  • Serious11829%
  • Slight28569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious16227%
  • Slight41770%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 414, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (17%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (7.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (3.6%)
  • February25 (6%)
  • March26 (6.3%)
  • April49 (12%)
  • May21 (5.1%)
  • June40 (9.7%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September29 (7%)
  • October56 (14%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December28 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (63%)
  • Wet or damp122 (29%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.3%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (39%)
  • 40 mph55 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph125 (30%)
  • 70 mph70 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (20%)
  • Roundabout19 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant319 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (22%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9%)
  • Cyclist49 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20186 (31%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (10%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (62%)
  • Passenger171 (29%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car449 (64%)
  • Motorcycle125 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 250 of them in 1982.

Collisions
251st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
242nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1982

The A38 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1982: 46, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384662112
2ndB4091314005
3rdM5314708
4thA456193517
5thA435182818
6thA491162403
7thA448152514
8thA441142517
9thB4096121614
10thB4551121404
11thB412081404
12thB41886911
13thB41875703
14thA4432200
15thB41842200
16thB40901100
17thB41401100
18thB41851101

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1982

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 84.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1982

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1982: 124.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1982, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years