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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1997, and 598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1996 (340), and casualties rose from 475.

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

Collisions in 1997
380
Up 12% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
598
Up 26% on 1996
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1997

2.4% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1997 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious7219%
  • Slight29979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious10718%
  • Slight48180%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1997 is highlighted, with 380, up 12% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.4%)
  • February32 (8.4%)
  • March29 (7.6%)
  • April33 (8.7%)
  • May27 (7.1%)
  • June36 (9.5%)
  • July26 (6.8%)
  • August26 (6.8%)
  • September33 (8.7%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November42 (11%)
  • December26 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (57%)
  • Wet or damp157 (41%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (31%)
  • 40 mph53 (14%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph110 (29%)
  • 70 mph92 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (30%)
  • Roundabout32 (8.4%)
  • 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 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (74%)
  • Van occupant37 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5%)
  • 16 to 2081 (14%)
  • 21 to 2585 (14%)
  • 26 to 35141 (24%)
  • 36 to 4592 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (65%)
  • Passenger179 (30%)
  • Pedestrian32 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car659 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle37 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1997.

Collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1997

The A38 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1997: 40, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38405414
2ndM423610126
3rdB40913548010
4thM5315609
5thA448243011
6thA491224326
7thA435162501
8thB4096121401
9thA456111401
10thA441101202
11thB41208901
12thB418471112
13thB45516703
14thB41875610
15thB41882200
16thA4501100
17thB41851100

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1997

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 72.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1997

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1997: 116.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years