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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1989, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (378), and casualties rose from 528.

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

Collisions in 1989
397
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
555
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
14
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1989

3.5% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1989 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.5%
  • Serious6416%
  • Slight31980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious8615%
  • Slight45582%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 397, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday64 (16%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.3%)
  • February29 (7.3%)
  • March34 (8.6%)
  • April25 (6.3%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June28 (7.1%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August25 (6.3%)
  • September21 (5.3%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November48 (12%)
  • December32 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (62%)
  • Wet or damp136 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (38%)
  • 40 mph51 (13%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph117 (29%)
  • 70 mph60 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (17%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (66%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20132 (24%)
  • 21 to 2585 (15%)
  • 26 to 3580 (14%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.4%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider335 (60%)
  • Passenger163 (29%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (74%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1989.

Collisions
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
301st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1989

The A38 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1989: 50, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38507838
2ndB4091365118
3rdA448222920
4thA441202811
5thM5182104
6thA456172812
7thA491152635
8thB4096151700
9thA435142123
10thM42111401
11thB4551102201
12thB412071200
13thB41875502
14thB41844501
15thA4502300
16thB40902200
17thB41012502
18thA4421300
19thB41481100
20thB41851100

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1989

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 80.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1989

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1989: 117.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1989, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years