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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1996, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (329), and casualties rose from 470.

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

Collisions in 1996
340
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
475
Up 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1996

1.2% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1996 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious8224%
  • Slight25475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious11123%
  • Slight36076%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1996 is highlighted, with 340, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (11%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.2%)
  • February33 (9.7%)
  • March29 (8.5%)
  • April28 (8.2%)
  • May28 (8.2%)
  • June32 (9.4%)
  • July25 (7.4%)
  • August27 (7.9%)
  • September27 (7.9%)
  • October26 (7.6%)
  • November40 (12%)
  • December17 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (66%)
  • Wet or damp96 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.8%)
  • Snow7 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph121 (36%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph108 (32%)
  • 70 mph74 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (25%)
  • Roundabout28 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (70%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant28 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.5%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2077 (16%)
  • 21 to 2574 (16%)
  • 26 to 35114 (24%)
  • 36 to 4578 (16%)
  • 46 to 5546 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.2%)
  • Over 758 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (63%)
  • Passenger137 (29%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car488 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4%)
  • Motorcycle20 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 1996.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1996

The A448 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1996: 33, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4483342012
2ndA383147010
3rdM42253302
4thM5254514
5thA491192811
6thB4091183008
7thA435172504
8thB4096141703
9thA456101201
10thA4416600
11thB45515601
12thB41844401
13thB41873301
14thB41883301
15thB41202500
16thA4501201
17thB40901300
18thB41011100
19thB44801100

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1996

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 76.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1996

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1996: 105.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1996, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years