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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1983, and 588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1982 (414), and casualties fell from 592.

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

Collisions in 1983
416
Level with 1982
Casualties in 1983
588
Down 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
14
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1983

3.4% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.4%
  • Serious10024%
  • Slight30273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.1%
  • Serious13523%
  • Slight43574%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 416, level with 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (12%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday79 (19%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday38 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.7%)
  • February26 (6.3%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April36 (8.7%)
  • May35 (8.4%)
  • June35 (8.4%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August36 (8.7%)
  • September33 (7.9%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November30 (7.2%)
  • December36 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (59%)
  • Wet or damp152 (37%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.9%)
  • Snow7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph160 (38%)
  • 40 mph54 (13%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph124 (30%)
  • 70 mph70 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (17%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant303 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (19%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)
  • Cyclist53 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1559 (10%)
  • 16 to 20152 (26%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 3572 (12%)
  • 36 to 4563 (11%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (57%)
  • Passenger178 (30%)
  • Pedestrian72 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (68%)
  • Motorcycle112 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1983.

Collisions
227th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1983

The A38 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1983: 43, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384357014
2ndM5388633
3rdB4091212615
4thA441203425
5thA448202204
6thA456182316
7thA491121913
8thB4187101003
9thA43581503
10thB409681302
11thB455181101
12thB41843300
13thA4502202
14thA4592301
15thB41202200
16thA4421100
17thB40231100
18thB41011110
19thB41881101

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1983

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 85.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1983

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1983: 124.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1983, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years