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Broxbourne road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 1979, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 11,785 collisions in Broxbourne.

Collisions in 1979
367
Casualties in 1979
472
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 1979

1.4% of collisions in Broxbourne in 1979 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious9626%
  • Slight26672%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious10222%
  • Slight36577%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 367.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025128155
2024144185
2023155194
2022144210
2021120153
2020111130
2019143182
2018145191
2017180238
2016198244
2015200275
2014214283
2013170225
2012204264
2011225306
2010212277
2009199271
2008182251
2007274380
2006231322
2005261354
2004276392
2003261344
2002282407
2001235315
2000350505
1999262340
1998289357
1997278365
1996292376
1995242307
1994283335
1993295384
1992306415
1991280345
1990353425
1989359453
1988359484
1987320397
1986303373
1985320390
1984342419
1983280341
1982338445
1981331430
1980342448
1979367472

When and where crashes happen in Broxbourne in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.3%)
  • February25 (6.8%)
  • March35 (9.5%)
  • April24 (6.5%)
  • May22 (6%)
  • June27 (7.4%)
  • July24 (6.5%)
  • August36 (9.8%)
  • September48 (13%)
  • October28 (7.6%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December38 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (21%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other215 (59%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (63%)
  • Wet or damp122 (33%)
  • Snow9 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph301 (82%)
  • 40 mph22 (6%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph37 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (36%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (13%)
  • Roundabout22 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded144 (39%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (23%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)
  • Cyclist49 (10%)
  • Van occupant25 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20141 (30%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3562 (13%)
  • 36 to 4532 (6.8%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 755 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider297 (63%)
  • Passenger108 (23%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car386 (61%)
  • Motorcycle106 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 1979

Map of the last 6 crashes of 1979 in Broxbourne

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  • 6 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Broxbourne ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 275 of them in 1979.

Collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 1979

The A121 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 1979: 78, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA1217895022
2ndA105177311
3rdB1764862011
4thA11704557111
5thA105222506
6thB1804502
7thA10103300
8thB11973401
9thB1573301
10thB1943301
11thA702501
12thA1571200

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 1979

Hoddesdon had 78 collisions in 1979.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 1979

EN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 1979: 59.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 1979, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years