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Broxbourne road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 342 road traffic collisions in Broxbourne in 1980, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1979 (367), and casualties fell from 472.

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

Collisions in 1980
342
Down 7% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
448
Down 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Broxbourne in 1980

2% of collisions in Broxbourne in 1980 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 15% in Broxbourne from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious8425%
  • Slight25173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious11225%
  • Slight32873%

Broxbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Broxbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 367 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 342, down 7% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday60 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.5%)
  • February22 (6.4%)
  • March33 (9.6%)
  • April23 (6.7%)
  • May27 (7.9%)
  • June32 (9.4%)
  • July21 (6.1%)
  • August18 (5.3%)
  • September33 (9.6%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November31 (9.1%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (32%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds64 (19%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other207 (61%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (66%)
  • Wet or damp109 (32%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph276 (81%)
  • 40 mph33 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway97 (28%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (16%)
  • Roundabout24 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded152 (44%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Broxbourne in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (18%)
  • Pedestrian81 (18%)
  • Cyclist45 (10%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (10%)
  • 16 to 20126 (28%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3567 (15%)
  • 36 to 4533 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (57%)
  • Passenger111 (25%)
  • Pedestrian81 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (65%)
  • Motorcycle88 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Broxbourne in 1980

Map of the last 3 crashes of 1980 in Broxbourne

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  • 3 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Broxbourne ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Broxbourne had fewer road collisions than 288 of them in 1980.

Collisions
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
304th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Broxbourne with the most crashes in 1980

The A121 had the most collisions in Broxbourne in 1980: 87, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Broxbourne, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA12187105122
2ndA105578216
3rdB176263906
4thA11702532110
5thA105182201
6thB180111402
7thA10104400
8thB1944500
9thB11973602
10thB1573400
11thA1761100
12thB10101200

Towns in Broxbourne: crashes in 1980

Hoddesdon had 64 collisions in 1980.

Postcode districts in Broxbourne: crashes in 1980

EN11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Broxbourne in 1980: 55.

Latest crashes in Broxbourne in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Broxbourne in 1980, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Broxbourne road accidents in other years