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Bromsgrove road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 2017, and 227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2016 (199), and casualties fell from 290.

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

Collisions in 2017
168
Down 16% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
227
Down 22% on 2016
Fatal collisions
10
6% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 2017

6% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 2017 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal106%
  • Serious2113%
  • Slight13782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal114.8%
  • Serious2511%
  • Slight19184%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 2017 is highlighted, with 168, down 16% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 168
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday23 (14%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday22 (13%)
  • Friday23 (14%)
  • Saturday31 (18%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.1%)
  • February18 (11%)
  • March16 (9.5%)
  • April18 (11%)
  • May20 (12%)
  • June12 (7.1%)
  • July14 (8.3%)
  • August6 (3.6%)
  • September13 (7.7%)
  • October15 (8.9%)
  • November13 (7.7%)
  • December11 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry119 (71%)
  • Wet or damp41 (24%)
  • Snow4 (2.4%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph65 (39%)
  • 40 mph24 (14%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph30 (18%)
  • 70 mph41 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (27%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant156 (69%)
  • Cyclist22 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 159 (4%)
  • 16 to 2018 (7.9%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3541 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (17%)
  • 46 to 5535 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.6%)
  • Over 7513 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider158 (70%)
  • Passenger48 (21%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car239 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle14 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2017.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
321st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bromsgrove in 2017

Charford, Bromsgrove, B60 3HJ area and Marlbrook, Bromsgrove, B61 0HJ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Bromsgrove in 2017, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 2017

The M5 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 2017: 20, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5202702
2ndA38131903
3rdM42121821
4thA43591201
5thA45691300
6thA4487820
7thA4416711
8thB40915501
9thB40965600
10thB45515711
11thA4913501
12thB41203400
13thB41012500
14thB41852200
15thB41841100
16thB41871100
17thB41881410

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 2017

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 20.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 2017

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 2017: 43.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 2017, 3 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years