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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 401 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1985, and 552 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (411), and casualties fell from 580.

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

Collisions in 1985
401
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
552
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1985

3.2% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1985 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.2%
  • Serious9423%
  • Slight29473%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious11721%
  • Slight42276%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 401, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (12%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.7%)
  • February29 (7.2%)
  • March42 (10%)
  • April27 (6.7%)
  • May34 (8.5%)
  • June23 (5.7%)
  • July27 (6.7%)
  • August48 (12%)
  • September36 (9%)
  • October35 (8.7%)
  • November30 (7.5%)
  • December39 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (14%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Fog or mist12 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (57%)
  • Wet or damp138 (34%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.2%)
  • Snow14 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph138 (34%)
  • 40 mph53 (13%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph121 (30%)
  • 70 mph71 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (22%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.2%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant337 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (17%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20141 (26%)
  • 21 to 2582 (15%)
  • 26 to 35106 (19%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (62%)
  • Passenger151 (27%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car520 (72%)
  • Motorcycle89 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1985.

Collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1985

The A38 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1985: 46, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384656111
2ndM5346427
3rdA448334115
4thB4091253426
5thA456233625
6thA491162615
7thA441141705
8thA435101811
9thB40969901
10thB455191304
11thB41205802
12thB41874611
13thA40233401
14thB41843300
15thA4502300
16thB41012201
17thB41882601
18thB41851101

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1985

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 85.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1985

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1985: 141.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1985, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years