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Bromsgrove road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 362 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 1998, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (380), and casualties fell from 598.

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

Collisions in 1998
362
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
510
Down 15% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 1998

2.2% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious6919%
  • Slight28579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious7815%
  • Slight42483%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 362, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March24 (6.6%)
  • April21 (5.8%)
  • May31 (8.6%)
  • June49 (14%)
  • July27 (7.5%)
  • August21 (5.8%)
  • September28 (7.7%)
  • October36 (9.9%)
  • November36 (9.9%)
  • December35 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (65%)
  • Wet or damp118 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph115 (32%)
  • 40 mph56 (15%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph103 (28%)
  • 70 mph85 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway84 (23%)
  • Roundabout39 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant364 (71%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2087 (17%)
  • 21 to 2568 (13%)
  • 26 to 35125 (25%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (65%)
  • Passenger138 (27%)
  • Pedestrian43 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.8%)
  • Motorcycle39 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 1998.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 1998

The A38 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 1998: 36, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38365108
2ndM5304402
3rdB4091273405
4thM42264407
5thA435223104
6thA448182211
7thA491162723
8thA456142006
9thB4120101402
10thB418481012
11thB455181112
12thB40967801
13thA4416600
14thA4502200
15thB41882400
16thB41261100
17thB41851100
18thB41871100
19thB41951100

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1998

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 82.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 1998

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 1998: 101.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years