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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1988, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1987 (374), and casualties rose from 523.

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

Collisions in 1988
378
Up 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
528
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
14
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1988

3.7% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1988 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.7%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight30881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious8416%
  • Slight42981%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 378, up 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.4%)
  • February21 (5.6%)
  • March34 (9%)
  • April39 (10%)
  • May30 (7.9%)
  • June36 (9.5%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August27 (7.1%)
  • September34 (9%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November27 (7.1%)
  • December31 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight251 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (58%)
  • Wet or damp140 (37%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (45%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph92 (24%)
  • 70 mph60 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (21%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (65%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist42 (8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20144 (27%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (57%)
  • Passenger163 (31%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car525 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1988.

Collisions
264th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
314th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1988

The B4091 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1988: 33, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB4091334306
2ndA38273102
3rdA448234042
4thM5233713
5thA456141413
6thA491142404
7thA435131812
8thA441111711
9thB4551101401
10thM4291722
11thB409661201
12thB41206801
13thB41845811
14thA4502300
15thB40902200
16thB41872301
17thA4511301
18thA4591100
19thB41851100
20thB41881201

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1988

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 94.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1988

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1988: 128.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1988, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years