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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1987, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1986 (355), and casualties fell from 533.

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

Collisions in 1987
374
Up 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
523
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1987

2.7% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1987 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious5515%
  • Slight30983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious6913%
  • Slight44385%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 374, up 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday70 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.1%)
  • February30 (8%)
  • March26 (7%)
  • April28 (7.5%)
  • May38 (10%)
  • June45 (12%)
  • July31 (8.3%)
  • August28 (7.5%)
  • September35 (9.4%)
  • October31 (8.3%)
  • November33 (8.8%)
  • December26 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight268 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit65 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (59%)
  • Wet or damp132 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph160 (43%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph94 (25%)
  • 70 mph67 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (19%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (12%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist42 (8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20108 (21%)
  • 21 to 2589 (17%)
  • 26 to 3599 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.4%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider325 (62%)
  • Passenger149 (28%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (72%)
  • Motorcycle58 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1987.

Collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
321st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1987

The A38 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1987: 38, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38384925
2ndA448324025
3rdB4091264104
4thM5254105
5thA456192403
6thA491182405
7thA441111500
8thB409681310
9thB412081010
10thM4281101
11thB455171200
12thB41876711
13thA4355810
14thB41845501
15thB40903400
16thA4592300
17thB41882200
18thA40231100
19thA4501100
20thB41011510

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1987

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 88.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1987

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1987: 131.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1987, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years