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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1986, and 533 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1985 (401), and casualties fell from 552.

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

Collisions in 1986
355
Down 11% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
533
Down 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1986

3.4% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1986 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.4%
  • Serious7822%
  • Slight26575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious10119%
  • Slight42079%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 355, down 11% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (16%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.3%)
  • February30 (8.5%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April38 (11%)
  • May32 (9%)
  • June25 (7%)
  • July24 (6.8%)
  • August26 (7.3%)
  • September24 (6.8%)
  • October30 (8.5%)
  • November33 (9.3%)
  • December31 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other14 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (52%)
  • Wet or damp146 (41%)
  • Frost or ice22 (6.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (41%)
  • 40 mph50 (14%)
  • 50 mph33 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph87 (25%)
  • 70 mph40 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (23%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (10%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20119 (22%)
  • 21 to 2572 (14%)
  • 26 to 3587 (16%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (56%)
  • Passenger190 (36%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (78%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Bromsgrove ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 274 of them in 1986.

Collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
297th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1986

The M5 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1986: 44, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM54411118
2ndA448355015
3rdB40913039310
4thA38283903
5thA456263505
6thA491142110
7thB4096131616
8thB4551121505
9thA4358911
10thB41876900
11thA44141012
12thB41844602
13thA4503501
14thB41202202
15thB41882400
16thA40231200
17thA40911100

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1986

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 65.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1986

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1986: 97.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1986, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years