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Bromsgrove road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 2008, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2007 (242), and casualties rose from 344.

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

Collisions in 2008
251
Up 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
356
Up 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 2008

3.2% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 2008 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious3414%
  • Slight20983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious3610%
  • Slight31288%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 2008 is highlighted, with 251, up 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (16%)
  • Friday42 (17%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday32 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.8%)
  • February25 (10%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April18 (7.2%)
  • May21 (8.4%)
  • June23 (9.2%)
  • July20 (8%)
  • August13 (5.2%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October16 (6.4%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December16 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Other5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry151 (60%)
  • Wet or damp80 (32%)
  • Frost or ice20 (8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph102 (41%)
  • 40 mph37 (15%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph44 (18%)
  • 70 mph65 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (28%)
  • Roundabout16 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2071 (20%)
  • 21 to 2556 (16%)
  • 26 to 3565 (18%)
  • 36 to 4552 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.1%)
  • Over 757 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (68%)
  • Passenger87 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (79%)
  • Motorcycle34 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2008.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
276th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bromsgrove in 2008

Bromsgrove Central, Bromsgrove, B60 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromsgrove in 2008, with 22 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 2008

The M42 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 2008: 25, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM42254023
2ndA38182803
3rdA448182303
4thM5162111
5thA456131804
6thA435122204
7thB4091121501
8thA44191502
9thB409691501
10thA4917822
11thB418471000
12thB45517801
13thA4502301
14thB41012200
15thB41202200
16thB41872500
17thB41882200
18thA451100

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 2008

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 42.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 2008

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 2008: 72.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 2008, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years