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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1984, and 580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (416), and casualties fell from 588.

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

Collisions in 1984
411
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
580
Down 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1984

1.9% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1984 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious9924%
  • Slight30474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious11620%
  • Slight45679%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 411, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (11%)
  • Thursday65 (16%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.6%)
  • February25 (6.1%)
  • March25 (6.1%)
  • April30 (7.3%)
  • May26 (6.3%)
  • June37 (9%)
  • July48 (12%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September30 (7.3%)
  • October38 (9.2%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December38 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (64%)
  • Wet or damp130 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph159 (39%)
  • 40 mph64 (16%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph119 (29%)
  • 70 mph61 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (19%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant323 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (16%)
  • Pedestrian80 (14%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20169 (29%)
  • 21 to 2588 (15%)
  • 26 to 3579 (14%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (60%)
  • Passenger154 (27%)
  • Pedestrian80 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (69%)
  • Motorcycle98 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1984.

Collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1984

The A38 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1984: 45, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38456218
2ndA448315216
3rdM5263413
4thA456203318
5thB4091173114
6thA441162603
7thA491142515
8thA435111814
9thB4096111403
10thB45519902
11thB41206801
12thB41845601
13thA4504501
14thB41873701
15thB41882200
16thB40561301
17thB41821100
18thB41891100

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1984

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 79.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1984

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1984: 107.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1984.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years