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Bromsgrove road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 2002, and 428 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2001 (289), and casualties rose from 420.

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

Collisions in 2002
290
Level with 2001
Casualties in 2002
428
Up 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 2002

2.1% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious4114%
  • Slight24384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight37788%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 2002 is highlighted, with 290, level with 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (13%)
  • Wednesday37 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday53 (18%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.9%)
  • February31 (11%)
  • March16 (5.5%)
  • April28 (9.7%)
  • May27 (9.3%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July26 (9%)
  • August22 (7.6%)
  • September18 (6.2%)
  • October17 (5.9%)
  • November27 (9.3%)
  • December25 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight203 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (62%)
  • Wet or damp106 (37%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph101 (35%)
  • 40 mph41 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph60 (21%)
  • 70 mph84 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (56%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (27%)
  • Roundabout38 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (69%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (24%)
  • 36 to 4573 (17%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.4%)
  • Over 7518 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (66%)
  • Passenger110 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car422 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Bromsgrove

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Bromsgrove ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 2002.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bromsgrove in 2002

Bromsgrove Central, Bromsgrove, B60 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromsgrove in 2002, with 27 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 2002

The M42 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 2002: 46, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42466306
2ndA38284706
3rdA448244024
4thM5233304
5thB4091172000
6thA435161813
7thA456152902
8thB4096111901
9thA49181510
10thA4415800
11thB41884400
12thB41203300
13thB41853300
14thB45513401
15thB41842401
16thB41941100

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 2002

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 49.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 2002

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 2002: 103.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 2002, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years