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Bromsgrove road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 153 road traffic collisions in Bromsgrove in 2018, and 220 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (168), and casualties fell from 227.

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

Collisions in 2018
153
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
220
Down 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Bromsgrove in 2018

2.6% of collisions in Bromsgrove in 2018 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 19% in Bromsgrove from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.6%
  • Serious3322%
  • Slight11676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight18182%

Bromsgrove road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bromsgrove, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 449 in 1980. 2018 is highlighted, with 153, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 153
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (12%)
  • Tuesday17 (11%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday26 (17%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (19%)
  • Sunday18 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.6%)
  • February10 (6.5%)
  • March7 (4.6%)
  • April13 (8.5%)
  • May18 (12%)
  • June14 (9.2%)
  • July9 (5.9%)
  • August20 (13%)
  • September10 (6.5%)
  • October18 (12%)
  • November13 (8.5%)
  • December14 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight116 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (91%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (6.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (74%)
  • Wet or damp36 (24%)
  • Snow2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph65 (42%)
  • 40 mph20 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph28 (18%)
  • 70 mph35 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway104 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (26%)
  • Roundabout8 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bromsgrove in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant157 (71%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2025 (11%)
  • 21 to 2531 (14%)
  • 26 to 3528 (13%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (15%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.7%)
  • Over 7512 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (67%)
  • Passenger53 (24%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car223 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.7%)
  • Motorcycle11 (3.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bromsgrove in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bromsgrove had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2018.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
276th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Bromsgrove in 2018

Bromsgrove Central, Bromsgrove, B60 2NF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Bromsgrove in 2018, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Bromsgrove with the most crashes in 2018

The M5 had the most collisions in Bromsgrove in 2018: 15, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bromsgrove, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM5152623
2ndA38121212
3rdM42111803
4thA448101504
5thA44171501
6thA49171311
7thB409171004
8thA4356601
9thB45516801
10thA4565701
11thB40964501
12thB41204600
13thB41843300
14thB41883301
15thB41851100
16thB41871100

Towns in Bromsgrove: crashes in 2018

Bromsgrove itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 27.

Postcode districts in Bromsgrove: crashes in 2018

B61 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bromsgrove in 2018: 37.

Latest crashes in Bromsgrove in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Bromsgrove in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2018.

Severity

Bromsgrove road accidents in other years